League Play-Off

RUCH CHORZOW
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. Andi Unruh started the match with the kick off. When Lehnheim's Relf Bermel in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ruch Chorzów's goalie prevented a goal. Pitt Kiefer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Karl Ziffert's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. After a rather tough play, Ruch Chorzów's Nils Gauderer got a free kick in the 8th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Ruch Chorzów's goal looked a bit too open when Karl Ziffert came free, but Pitt Kiefer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Relf Bermel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pitt Kiefer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl Ziffert in the 13th minute of the match. When Lehnheim's Karl Ziffert in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ruch Chorzów's goalie prevented a goal. Pitt Kiefer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl Ziffert in the 20th minute of play. Nuran Schrag stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andi Unruh's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. 28 minutes into the game, Karl Ziffert cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Pitt Kiefer was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pitt Kiefer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl Ziffert in the 38th minute of play. Ruch Chorzów's Pitt Kiefer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl Ziffert in the 44th minute of play. In the 45th minute, Relf Bermel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pitt Kiefer was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Karl Ziffert's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pitt Kiefer read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 48th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Ruch Chorzów's Lukas Balint suffered a sore thigh after 53 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Berthold Götz charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Berthold Götz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Berthold Götz kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Pitt Kiefer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl Ziffert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 58 minutes, Relf Bermel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lehnheim's supporters crossed their fingers, but Relf Bermel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 62nd minute, Karl Ziffert reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pitt Kiefer. The goal made the score 0-3. Pitt Kiefer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl Ziffert in the 67th minute of play. Nils Gauderer's late challenge caught a Lehnheim's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nils Gauderer helped the player get up and apologised. After 70 played minutes Ruch Chorzów got a freekick which was hit by Nils Gauderer. Erno Bremer took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Pitt Kiefer. Ruch Chorzów's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ruch Chorzów's Pitt Kiefer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Ruch Chorzów from getting a goal against them. Pitt Kiefer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl Ziffert, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After 81 minutes, Arne Laudi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lehnheim and the Ruch Chorzów players grew even worse after the yellow card. Arne Laudi kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. A collision led to Lehnheim getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Gernot Fauth-Rank hit a great ball. Lehnheim's Arne Laudi pulled a muscle in his leg after 94 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Andi Unruh charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Andi Unruh the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 95th minute, Andi Unruh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Ruch Chorzów supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Lehnheim's performance. The match ended with a win for Lehnheim.