League Play-Off

Escher
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Torben Evers got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Hardt FSV's goalkeeper Florian Beckstedde had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aziz Dörfler. Sandro Ochmann made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olav Steppkes in the 7th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Olav Steppkes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sandro Ochmann was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Olav Steppkes in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sandro Ochmann prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Hardt FSV's Olav Steppkes in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Escher FSV's goalie prevented a goal. Burt Schmalzbauer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sandro Ochmann having to interfere. Olav Steppkes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Sandro Ochmann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hardt FSV's attentive Lou Jadamowitz managed to snatch the ball when Mario Schleiter made a throw-in in the 25th minute of the game. Sandro Ochmann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olav Steppkes, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. The audience was convinced that Olav Steppkes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sandro Ochmann was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Geronimo Vedillo took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sandro Ochmann. Sandro Ochmann 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. Olav Steppkes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sandro Ochmann having to interfere. Burt Schmalzbauer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sandro Ochmann took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lou Jadamowitz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th minute, Hardt FSV's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cedric Asbeck fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Olav Steppkes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hardt FSV's supporters rose to their feet, but Olav Steppkes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sandro Ochmann breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 48th minute, Olav Steppkes 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Olav Steppkes to make the kick off. Torben Evers charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Torben Evers the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Torben Evers hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. 54 minutes into the game, Olav Steppkes recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Sandro Ochmann. Olav Steppkes showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-3. With his leg Sandro Ochmann managed to avoid a goal in the 57thth minute, when Hardt FSV's Olav Steppkes fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Olav Steppkes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sandro Ochmann having to interfere. Escher FSV's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Olav Steppkes 70 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-4. Hardt FSV's Florian Beckstedde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aziz Dörfler in the 74th minute of play. Florian Beckstedde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aziz Dörfler in the 76th minute of play. Olav Steppkes scored 0-5 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sandro Ochmann, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Olav Steppkes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sandro Ochmann having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Olav Steppkes took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Sandro Ochmann to make any attempt to save it. During the 89th minute of the match Torben Evers completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Torben Evers a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 89th match minute, Escher FSV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Torben Evers to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olav Steppkes in the 91st minute of play forced Escher FSV's goalkeeper Sandro Ochmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olav Steppkes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Olav Steppkes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Sandro Ochmann made a huge save. Hardt FSV's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.