League Play-Off

Kesslingen
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. Hugo Ulrich started the match with the kick off. Sebastian Bande blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Einar Spickenreither having to make a save. Viktor Nießen's late challenge caught a Gewinghausen FSV's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Viktor Nießen helped the player get up and apologised. Viktor Nießen kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Gewinghausen FSV's Gunnar Brock got a free kick in the 15th minute. Kesslingen's Einar Spickenreither played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gunnar Brock in the 20th minute of play. Einar Spickenreither made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Bande in the 21st minute of play. After having played for 22 minutes, Viktor Nießen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kesslingen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Viktor Nießen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 26 minutes into the match, Gewinghausen FSV's goalkeeper Ali Nauert had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Viktor Nießen. Hugo Ulrich received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Ali Nauert tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Gewinghausen FSV's Ali Nauert got control of the ball when Viktor Nießen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sebastian Bande took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Einar Spickenreither. Einar Spickenreither dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. If Gunnar Brock had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Einar Spickenreither took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gunnar Brock, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gewinghausen FSV's Ali Nauert proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 49th minute of the match, managed to save Gewinghausen FSV from getting a goal against them. The Kesslingen players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Gewinghausen FSV were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sebastian Bande stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Kesslingen's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Gunnar Brock fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 59th match minute, Kesslingen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jamie Halleck to maneuver through the defense. Hugo Ulrich's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ali Nauert read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Gewinghausen FSV's Egmund Prächtel got a free kick in the 64th minute. After 65 played minutes, Kesslingen's Carsten Tischler shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ali Nauert came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Kesslingen reached it. When Jamie Halleck fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kesslingen's protests and gave Jamie Halleck a yellow card for diving instead. In the 67th minute, Sebastian Bande reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Einar Spickenreither. The goal made the score 0-2. Einar Spickenreither made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Gunnar Brock sent off a good shot on target. Sebastian Bande might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Einar Spickenreither. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sebastian Bande ran back to his position shaking his head. Viktor Nießen struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Ali Nauert didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kesslingen. A collision led to Gewinghausen FSV getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Egmund Prächtel hit a great ball. 79 minutes into the match, Gewinghausen FSV's goal looked a bit too open when Viktor Nießen came free, but Ali Nauert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Egmund Prächtel during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Gewinghausen FSV getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Egmund Prächtel hit a great ball. Ali Nauert showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Viktor Nießen, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 82nd minute Sebastian Bande shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Einar Spickenreither saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Naohiro Werners hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Ali Nauert came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Kesslingen's Viktor Nießen. But to his dismay, Viktor Nießen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. 93 minutes into the match, Kesslingen's goalkeeper Einar Spickenreither had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gunnar Brock. If Hugo Ulrich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 99th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.