League Play-Off

Atatürk NescafeArena
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Reiner Wohlfart made the kick off which started today's match. Niclas Krause made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Adrian Sobbe sent off a good shot on target. Reiner Wohlfart sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 8th minute Gordon Schmitz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adam Götze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Gordon Schmitz came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the German Spartan Stuttgart 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 Gordon Schmitz couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Ac Nescafe's Piero Meyer zu Natrup got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 22nd minute Gordon Schmitz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adam Götze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 26 minutes, Dieter Wachsmann mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the German Spartan Stuttgart and the Ac Nescafe players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, German Spartan Stuttgart's Dieter Wachsmann got a free kick in the 26th minute. Reiner Wohlfart fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adam Götze having to interfere. Adam Götze took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gordon Schmitz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Niels Eck charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Niels Eck the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Ac Nescafe booed when German Spartan Stuttgart was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niels Eck didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Ac Nescafe booed when German Spartan Stuttgart was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dittmar Cronen didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Ac Nescafe's Piero Meyer zu Natrup got a free kick in the 39th minute. Gordon Schmitz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gordon Schmitz might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adam Götze. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gordon Schmitz ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Ac Nescafe's Sean Moock got a free kick in the 46th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Joseph Cyperrek stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Niclas Krause made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joseph Cyperrek in the 53rd minute of play. Niclas Krause showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joseph Cyperrek, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After 59 minutes, Burkhard Link mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ac Nescafe and the German Spartan Stuttgart players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of German Spartan Stuttgart booed when Ac Nescafe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Burkhard Link didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Cosmo Carstensen fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ac Nescafe's protests and gave Cosmo Carstensen a yellow card for diving instead. Niclas Krause showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrian Sobbe, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Dieter Wachsmann was shown his second yellow card after 72 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in German Spartan Stuttgart fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 71st minute. Penalty! When Reiner Wohlfart came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the German Spartan Stuttgart 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 Reiner Wohlfart couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in German Spartan Stuttgart's zone, Adrian Sobbe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Niclas Krause came out of the goal and Adrian Sobbe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Adam Götze showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reiner Wohlfart, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Reiner Wohlfart sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 92nd minute, Rodolfo Kroke fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. The Ac Nescafe support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.