League Play-Off

Haast Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Jonathan Carlebach started the match with the kick off. Eyjölfur Dugnus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Nino Kozole tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, FC Appeldorf's Nino Kozole got control of the ball when Eyjölfur Dugnus tried to sneak it across the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, FC Appeldorf's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Carlebach came free, but Nino Kozole reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15th minute, Göran Gehse hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Tim Toupheksis managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Appeldorf's supporters rose to their feet, but Tim Toupheksis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pascal Richerzhagen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pascal Richerzhagen came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Appeldorf's Lars Reif. But to his dismay, Lars Reif quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Jakob Caesar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pascal Richerzhagen having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Hermann Heesen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lars Christann recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Haast's Pascal Richerzhagen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jakob Caesar in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st match minute, Haast was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timo Tiedke to maneuver through the defense. Pascal Richerzhagen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jakob Caesar in the 37th minute of play. Pascal Richerzhagen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Reif in the 40th minute of the match. Jonathan Carlebach recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jakob Caesar was the one to do the kick off. Pascal Richerzhagen made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Lars Reif sent off a good shot on target. After 54 minutes, Einar Seisler mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Appeldorf and the Haast players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 54 played minutes FC Appeldorf got a freekick which was hit by Einar Seisler. 59 minutes into the game, Lukas Dörnte was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Appeldorf's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Haast the free kick. After 59 played minutes FC Appeldorf got a freekick which was hit by Lukas Dörnte. Nino Kozole stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eyjölfur Dugnus's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. In the 62nd minute, Ivan Anschütz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pascal Richerzhagen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jakob Caesar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lars Reif succeeded in the game's 65th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. Lars Reif's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 69thth minute, Pascal Richerzhagen skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Thanks to some nice moves Lars Reif could shoot a difficult shot in the 71st minute, which Pascal Richerzhagen however easily saved by the left post. In the 72nd minute, Eyjölfur Dugnus got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, FC Appeldorf's Kasimir Heil got a free kick in the 73rd minute. In the 75th minute, Jakob Caesar fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Pascal Richerzhagen, passed just outside the right post. Lars Reif received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Pascal Richerzhagen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Göran Gehse hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. When FC Appeldorf's Jakob Caesar, in the 88th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for FC Appeldorf. 91 minutes into the match, Tim Toupheksis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pascal Richerzhagen. Haast's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tim Toupheksis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. FC Appeldorf's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.