League Play-Off

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Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Longfield FSV's Michael Löbe started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, 1FC Hainstadt's goal looked a bit too open when Michael Löbe came free, but Hansjörg Bürger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hansjörg Bürger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Traugott Riester in the 5th minute of play. If Michael Löbe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hansjörg Bürger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Traugott Riester in the 9th minute of play. Philipp Balser was extremely unlucky when he, in the 12th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Adonis Kapke kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Michael Löbe in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hansjörg Bürger prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 1FC Hainstadt's Hansjörg Bürger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michael Löbe in the 25th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Michael Löbe during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 29th minute, Michael Löbe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benedikt Steffel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Philipp Balser in the 31st minute. 32 minutes into the game, Longfield FSV's Traugott Riester nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hansjörg Bürger made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 1FC Hainstadt's Hansjörg Bürger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Traugott Riester in the 36th minute of play. When Hanno Ritz fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Longfield FSV's protests and gave Hanno Ritz a yellow card for diving instead. In the 44th match minute, Longfield FSV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hanno Ritz to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Michael Löbe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hansjörg Bürger was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Traugott Riester got free with Hansjörg Bürger in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Michael Löbe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michael Löbe in the 57th minute of play forced 1FC Hainstadt's goalkeeper Hansjörg Bürger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner ended in Sönke Been almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but 1FC Hainstadt's Hansjörg Bürger did a great save. With splendid footwork Michael Löbe arrived in front of goal to shoot 0-2 by the left pole in the game's 72nd minute. During the 77th minute of the match Hanno Ritz completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Hanno Ritz a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. When Peter-Stefan Bernhardt fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 1FC Hainstadt's protests and gave Peter-Stefan Bernhardt a yellow card for diving instead. In the 81st minute, Peter-Stefan Bernhardt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpected shot in the 83rd minute by Traugott Riester got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 83rd minute Adonis Kapke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hansjörg Bürger saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the 1FC Hainstadt defense, Traugott Riester kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hansjörg Bürger. The 1FC Hainstadt fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hansjörg Bürger should have stopped the shot. 91 minutes into the match, 1FC Hainstadt's goalkeeper Hansjörg Bürger had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adonis Kapke. 95 minutes into the match, Traugott Riester had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hansjörg Bürger. 1FC Hainstadt's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Traugott Riester was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4.