League Play-Off

Pferdingsleben
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nicolas Turk kicked off to start the match. Pferdingsleben's Sven Werfel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arno Raabe in the 5th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Turk in the 7th minute of play forced Pferdingsleben's goalkeeper Sven Werfel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sven Werfel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benedikt Schmirgal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 11thth minute of the game Mathias Schwabe who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pferdingsleben's Sven Werfel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Steffen Fussbahn's late challenge caught a Peterreuth FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Steffen Fussbahn helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Pferdingsleben getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Steffen Fussbahn hit a great ball. Guntram Herrenkind kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Pferdingsleben's Julien Bartel shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 20th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Gregor Dehnke but with some difficulty. Michael Blassen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gregor Dehnke having to make a save. Peterreuth FC's Gregor Dehnke proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Peterreuth FC from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Pferdingsleben's zone, Mathias Schwabe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sven Werfel came out of the goal and Mathias Schwabe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mathias Schwabe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sven Werfel having to interfere. Mathias Schwabe recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gregor Dehnke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elias Ahrens in the 46th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elias Ahrens in the 48th minute of play forced Peterreuth FC's goalkeeper Gregor Dehnke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Elias Ahrens stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fabian Lembeck hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Elias Ahrens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Gregor Dehnke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 66 minutes into the match, Pferdingsleben's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolas Turk came free, but Sven Werfel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nicolas Turk might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sven Werfel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nicolas Turk ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 70th match minute, Peterreuth FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabian Lembeck to maneuver through the defense. Mathias Schwabe succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-1 in the 74th playminute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michael Blassen in the 80th minute of play forced Peterreuth FC's goalkeeper Gregor Dehnke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rolf Höhle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Michael Blassen came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Pferdingsleben 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 Michael Blassen couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Peterreuth FC getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Benedikt Schmirgal hit a great ball. Pferdingsleben's Julien Bartel couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 87th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Peterreuth FC. A collision led to Peterreuth FC getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Arno Raabe hit a great ball. Gregor Dehnke stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Michael Blassen's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. After a rather tough play, Peterreuth FC's Fabian Lembeck got a free kick in the 91st minute. The Peterreuth FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Peterreuth FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.