League Play-Off

Udler
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. Stefan Bebel started the match with the kick off. Gregor Schmidt hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Manuel Faenger who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 7thth minute tested the skills of Stephan Rauhaus when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Tus Mützenich's Swen Rocker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stefan Bebel in the 10th minute of play. Tus Mützenich's Farin Elser shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 12th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Stephan Rauhaus but with some difficulty. With a little luck, Haus Milte's Stephan Rauhaus got control of the ball when Manuel Faenger tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bernd Hamann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the Tus Mützenich defense, Stefan Bebel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Swen Rocker. The Tus Mützenich fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Swen Rocker should have stopped the shot. Jan Dreibus's late challenge caught a Haus Milte's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jan Dreibus helped the player get up and apologised. In the 21st minute, Jan Dreibus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Haus Milte's Fritz Zimmermann couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Tus Mützenich. Swen Rocker stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stefan Bebel's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. Stefan Bebel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th match minute, Tus Mützenich was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cedric Frieb to maneuver through the defense. After 27th play minutes Stefan Bebel shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Swen Rocker and just under the crossbar into goal. After 37 minutes of play, Haus Milte's Stefan Bebel made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Swen Rocker was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Haus Milte booed when Tus Mützenich was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan Dreibus didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Keanu Wigenbusch made a kick off. Haus Milte's Stephan Rauhaus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Keanu Wigenbusch in the 55th minute of play. Keanu Wigenbusch's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stephan Rauhaus read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. Manuel Faenger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Stephan Rauhaus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 62nd match minute, Haus Milte was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ludger Schommer to maneuver through the defense. Stephan Rauhaus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Keith Stockburger in the 63rd minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, Tus Mützenich's goal looked a bit too open when Stefan Bebel came free, but Swen Rocker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Farin Elser took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 68th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Stephan Rauhaus. Haus Milte's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Manuel Faenger 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. Manuel Faenger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Stephan Rauhaus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st match minute, Tus Mützenich was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cedric Frieb to maneuver through the defense. Swen Rocker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stefan Bebel in the 86th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Keanu Wigenbusch made a precise shot to the right of Stephan Rauhaus. Haus Milte's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. When Fritz Zimmermann came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Haus Milte 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 Fritz Zimmermann couldn't finish the play. The Tus Mützenich supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Haus Milte's performance. The match ended with a win for Haus Milte.