League Play-Off

Hinang Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Maiko Dippel started the match with the kick off. After 6 played minutes Police got a freekick which was hit by Reik Kästle. When Arno Probst came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Hinang 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 Arno Probst couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Hinang's Arno Probst slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Sébastien Bleck. That made the score 1-0 after 11 minutes of play. Olof Timm fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sébastien Bleck having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Police's zone, Arno Probst stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sébastien Bleck came out of the goal and Arno Probst tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Police booed when Hinang was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giacomo Funk didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Jacob Kappertz came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Hinang 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 Jacob Kappertz couldn't finish the play. In the 28th minute, Thies Brachmann hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arno Probst received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Sébastien Bleck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sébastien Bleck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olof Timm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Alex Jawurek fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hinang's protests and gave Alex Jawurek a yellow card for diving instead. Alex Jawurek hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Arno Probst received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Sébastien Bleck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 44 minutes, Olof Timm mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hinang and the Police players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th minute, Olof Timm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 45 played minutes Police got a freekick which was hit by Matthias Häse. After a defensive mix-up in Police's zone, Alex Jawurek stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sébastien Bleck came out of the goal and Alex Jawurek tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Olof Timm made a kick off. When Olof Timm came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Hinang 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 Olof Timm couldn't finish the play. After having played for 57 minutes, Arno Probst managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hinang's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arno Probst was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Hinang's Hartwin Bednarski got a free kick in the 59th minute. Gerrit Frommermann made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oskar Ottinger in the 63rd minute. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Arno Probst put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Sébastien Bleck. When Jacob Kappertz fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hinang's protests and gave Jacob Kappertz a yellow card for diving instead. In the 68th minute, Jacob Kappertz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thies Brachmann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Olof Timm received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Sébastien Bleck tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Police booed when Hinang was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giacomo Funk didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Olof Timm came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Hinang 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 Olof Timm couldn't finish the play. Arno Probst fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sébastien Bleck having to interfere. In the 92nd minute, Joel Nohlen 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. 93 minutes into the game, Reik Kästle was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Police's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hinang the free kick. Reik Kästle kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Hinang walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.