League Play-Off

Arnum Field
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Benni Ziegler made the kick off which started today's match. 7 minutes into the match, Arnum Strikers's goal looked a bit too open when Mathieu Vogel came free, but Spike Gruteser reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Spike Gruteser came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Hinter Olsnitzmühle's Mathieu Vogel. But to his dismay, Mathieu Vogel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Spike Gruteser showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benni Ziegler in the 18th minute of the match. Spike Gruteser showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benni Ziegler, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. After having played for 21 minutes, Benni Ziegler managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hinter Olsnitzmühle's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benni Ziegler was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Benni Ziegler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mathieu Vogel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mathieu Vogel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Spike Gruteser read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. Spike Gruteser took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benni Ziegler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute, Mathieu Vogel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hinter Olsnitzmühle fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Axel Elsner made the kick off in the second half. Spike Gruteser showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benni Ziegler, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. If Benni Ziegler had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th minute, Tim Elsenbusch hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 58 minutes, Benni Ziegler managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hinter Olsnitzmühle's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benni Ziegler was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Benni Ziegler came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Hinter Olsnitzmühle 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 Benni Ziegler couldn't finish the play. Mathieu Vogel succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-3 in the 63rd playminute. Spike Gruteser showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benni Ziegler in the 67th minute of the match. If Mathieu Vogel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benni Ziegler in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Spike Gruteser prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Arnum Strikers getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Richard Kalouti hit a great ball. Tim Elsenbusch kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. If Bendix Stube had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mathieu Vogel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tim Elsenbusch's late challenge caught a Hinter Olsnitzmühle's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tim Elsenbusch helped the player get up and apologised. Spike Gruteser was out of position in the 85 minute of play, and Joel Schwemer capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Joel Schwemer really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. 95 minutes into the game, Hinter Olsnitzmühle's Mathieu Vogel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Spike Gruteser made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Hinter Olsnitzmühle's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.