League Play-Off

Ratisbona Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joscha Heiermann started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, FC Ratisbona's Özcan Ahrendt got a free kick in the 9th minute. In the 11th minute, David Leibinger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ingmar Bernhard in the 12th minute of play forced FC Ratisbona's goalkeeper Sebastian van Hinten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joscha Heiermann's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 13thth minute, Erich Haubach skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. FC Ratisbona's Joscha Heiermann got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Özcan Ahrendt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erich Haubach having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joscha Heiermann in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Erich Haubach saved Giesensand FC from getting behind. Sebastian van Hinten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gordian Scholzen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joscha Heiermann didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 2-0 via right post in the game's 29th minute. FC Ratisbona's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! In the 33rd minute, FC Ratisbona's Joscha Heiermann dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. A collision led to Giesensand FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Constantin Bärmüller hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Giesensand FC's zone, David Leibinger stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erich Haubach came out of the goal and David Leibinger tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hartwig Koch recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hartwig Koch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erich Haubach having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gordian Scholzen to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ingmar Bernhard got free with Sebastian van Hinten in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 57th minute, Joscha Heiermann hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, FC Ratisbona's Sebastian van Hinten got control of the ball when Ingmar Bernhard tried to sneak it across the goal line. David Leibinger hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. The supporters of Giesensand FC booed when FC Ratisbona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Leibinger didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sebastian van Hinten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gordian Scholzen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joscha Heiermann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Erich Haubach tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Giesensand FC's Erich Haubach played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gunther Meyer in the 73rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joscha Heiermann in the 74th minute of play forced Giesensand FC's goalkeeper Erich Haubach to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 76 minutes, Gunther Meyer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Ratisbona's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gunther Meyer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When FC Ratisbona's Joscha Heiermann in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Giesensand FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 80th minute, Andre Mense hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erich Haubach made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joscha Heiermann in the 82nd minute of play. FC Ratisbona's David Leibinger got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 86thth minute of the game Joscha Heiermann who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Giesensand FC's Erich Haubach was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 88 minutes into the match, FC Ratisbona's Joscha Heiermann sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Erich Haubach narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Joscha Heiermann's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erich Haubach was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Joscha Heiermann's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erich Haubach was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Joscha Heiermann took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Erich Haubach. Erich Haubach dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FC Ratisbona fully deserved thier win.