League Play-Off

Karow Sportpark
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jürgen Beckmann took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jürgen Beckmann in the 4th minute of play forced Karow FC's goalkeeper Erik Dubinski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stefano Baumung received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Erik Dubinski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Karow FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Marko Albrecht hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Karow FC's zone, Jürgen Beckmann stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erik Dubinski came out of the goal and Jürgen Beckmann tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Erik Dubinski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stefano Baumung, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Erik Dubinski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jürgen Beckmann in the 15th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Karow FC's zone, Jürgen Beckmann stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erik Dubinski came out of the goal and Jürgen Beckmann tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stefano Baumung sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th minute of the match Asbjörn Geldmacher shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Erik Dubinski showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Hubert Anders fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Stubbendorf FC's protests and gave Hubert Anders a yellow card for diving instead. After 31 played minutes Stubbendorf FC got a freekick which was hit by Hubert Anders. After having played for 37 minutes, Jürgen Beckmann managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stubbendorf FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jürgen Beckmann was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 48th minute, Jürgen Beckmann made a precise shot to the right of Erik Dubinski. Karow FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Dominic Wenzel made the kick off in the second half. If Dominic Wenzel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hubert Anders hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Josef Irtel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dominic Wenzel in the 62nd minute of play. After 64 minutes Stubbendorf FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jan-Oliver Reinberg who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to Karow FC's Nick Balser getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Oliver Otten during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Oliver Otten hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. If Thomas Gaertner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Erik Dubinski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jürgen Beckmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Thomas Gaertner managed to get in a good position for a shot. Karow FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Thomas Gaertner was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Josef Irtel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hubert Anders received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Erik Dubinski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Erik Dubinski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jürgen Beckmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jo Rattinger was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 89th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. A collision led to Karow FC getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Alexander Melischko hit a great ball. Erik Dubinski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jürgen Beckmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stefano Baumung received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Erik Dubinski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Stubbendorf FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.