League Play-Off

Klein Ottenhaus Spor
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) When Olaf Michael Schmidhuber fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Klein Ottenhaus FC's protests and gave Olaf Michael Schmidhuber a yellow card for diving instead. In the 7th minute, Ronald Philipp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benedikt Görlitz in the 18th minute of play forced Klein Ottenhaus FC's goalkeeper Philipp Podolka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olaf Michael Schmidhuber might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jörg Seemayer. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Olaf Michael Schmidhuber ran back to his position shaking his head. If Alvo Edewecht had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Klein Ottenhaus FC booed when Pützborn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dominik Kuhlins didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Pützborn's zone, Laslo Neumer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jörg Seemayer came out of the goal and Laslo Neumer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Klein Ottenhaus FC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Wolf Donkels hit a great ball. After 33 minutes, Torsten Weinand mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pützborn and the Klein Ottenhaus FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Torsten Weinand kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Pützborn's Jörg Seemayer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laslo Neumer in the 34th minute of play. Alvo Edewecht received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Jörg Seemayer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alvo Edewecht who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 39thth minute tested the skills of Jörg Seemayer when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Thomas Fritz might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Philipp Podolka. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Thomas Fritz ran back to his position shaking his head. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benedikt Görlitz to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Klein Ottenhaus FC's goal looked a bit too open when Benedikt Görlitz came free, but Philipp Podolka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Laslo Neumer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thomas Fritz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Alvo Edewecht had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pützborn's Thomas Fritz got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 73 minutes, Thomas Fritz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pützborn's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thomas Fritz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wilhelm Feyen shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Laslo Neumer struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Jörg Seemayer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Klein Ottenhaus FC. Jörg Seemayer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laslo Neumer, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 88th minute, Toni Gerlinger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Pützborn booed when Klein Ottenhaus FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olaf Michael Schmidhuber didn't get a good kick on the ball. Philipp Podolka made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thomas Fritz in the 93rd minute. In the 95th minute, Klein Ottenhaus FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Benedikt Görlitz fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Thomas Fritz got free with Philipp Podolka in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Benedikt Görlitz was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 102nd minute. Pützborn's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. When Thomas Fritz came up free with the goalie in the 103rd minute, the Pützborn 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 Thomas Fritz couldn't finish the play. Klein Ottenhaus FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Pützborn for a fine match.