League Play-Off

Altstadt
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Francis Kösling kicked off to start the match. Matthäus Trepoll's late challenge caught a Altstadt's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Matthäus Trepoll helped the player get up and apologised. After 5 played minutes Markoldendorf got a freekick which was hit by Matthäus Trepoll. Altstadt's Vincent Bayer couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 6th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Markoldendorf. In the 7th minute, Matthäus Trepoll hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bill vom Stein came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Altstadt's Chris Dahlinger. But to his dismay, Chris Dahlinger quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Altstadt's Roland Wettach played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mark Sabath in the 16th minute of play. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Altstadt's goalkeeper Roland Wettach, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mark Sabath fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roland Wettach having to interfere. Mark Sabath recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Roland Wettach made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francis Kösling in the 28th minute of play. In the 34th minute Francis Kösling shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roland Wettach saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute Francis Kösling shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roland Wettach saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Francis Kösling struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Roland Wettach didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Markoldendorf. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Philipp Becker during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 43rd match minute, Markoldendorf was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Philipp Becker to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Jost Gumpfer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Altstadt's supporters rose to their feet, but Jost Gumpfer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bill vom Stein breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jost Gumpfer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Markoldendorf's Bill vom Stein played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jost Gumpfer in the 61st minute of play. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Markoldendorf's goalkeeper Bill vom Stein, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mark Sabath fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roland Wettach having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, Markoldendorf's goal looked a bit too open when Jost Gumpfer came free, but Bill vom Stein reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mark Sabath sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tobias Pfeiffer hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. In the 78th match minute, Altstadt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tobias Pfeiffer to maneuver through the defense. When Francis Kösling came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Markoldendorf fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Francis Kösling couldn't finish the play. Mark Sabath fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roland Wettach having to interfere. Mark Sabath recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 94th minute, Joel-Benjamin Winkelsen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Francis Kösling sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Altstadt were victorious despite being under pressure from Markoldendorf for much of the match.