League Play-Off

Stockem
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The Arnshain FSV fans' excitement grew in the 5th match minute when Arnshain FSV's Stuart Stein looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Wladimir Marissen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antti Häfner in the 8th minute. In the 11th minute, Stuart Stein 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. In the 19th match minute, Stockem was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jerzy Krummwiede to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st minute Stuart Stein shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastian Höfken saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Arnshain FSV's zone, Memet Kuppermann stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wladimir Marissen came out of the goal and Memet Kuppermann tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Memet Kuppermann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Wladimir Marissen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Antti Häfner recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jan Geldreich hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Valerian Deckers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Sebastian Höfken tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stuart Stein fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebastian Höfken having to interfere. Stuart Stein received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Sebastian Höfken tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stuart Stein to make the kick off. Stockem's Sebastian Höfken played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stuart Stein in the 51st minute of play. Valerian Deckers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gunnar Fackiner kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Sebastian Höfken stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stuart Stein's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Stockem's zone, Valerian Deckers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sebastian Höfken came out of the goal and Valerian Deckers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sebastian Höfken stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stuart Stein's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. Spike Schönhaar hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Stockem's defense didn't have a chance, in the 76th minute, when Stuart Stein scored to the left of an out of position Sebastian Höfken, making the score, 1-3. 80 minutes into the match, Stockem's goalkeeper Sebastian Höfken had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valerian Deckers. When Valerian Deckers came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Arnshain FSV 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 Valerian Deckers couldn't finish the play. If Stuart Stein had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Valerian Deckers could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Sebastian Höfken made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Antti Häfner managed to get in a good position for a shot. Stockem's supporters rose to their feet, but Antti Häfner was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wladimir Marissen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 94 minutes into the match, Arnshain FSV's goal looked a bit too open when Memet Kuppermann came free, but Wladimir Marissen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 96 minutes, Jerzy Krummwiede mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Stockem and the Arnshain FSV players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Stockem fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 96th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 98 minutes, Arnshain FSV's Stefan Bak got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Sebastian Höfken. When the match was over Arnshain FSV could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Stockem throughout the match.