League Play-Off

Alfredo Viviani
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. Joseph Cyperrek started the match with the kick off. Jakob Haug succeeded in the game's 3rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. In the 8th minute Piero Meyer zu Natrup shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karsten Barth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cosmo Carstensen during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cosmo Carstensen kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. The supporters of POTENZA SPORT CLUB S.R.L. booed when Ac Nescafe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cosmo Carstensen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Joseph Cyperrek hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Jakob Haug struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Adam Götze didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for POTENZA SPORT CLUB S.R.L.. Karsten Barth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Piero Meyer zu Natrup, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gregor Kress sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 36th minute, POTENZA SPORT CLUB S.R.L.'s Jakob Haug dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. After some careless play in the POTENZA SPORT CLUB S.R.L. defense, Joseph Cyperrek kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Karsten Barth. The POTENZA SPORT CLUB S.R.L. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Karsten Barth should have stopped the shot. In the 45th match minute, Ac Nescafe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joseph Cyperrek to maneuver through the defense. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jakob Haug was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of POTENZA SPORT CLUB S.R.L. booed when Ac Nescafe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Piero Meyer zu Natrup didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 54 minutes of play, POTENZA SPORT CLUB S.R.L.'s Jakob Haug made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adam Götze was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gregor Kress recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Adrian Sobbe who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 61stth minute tested the skills of Karsten Barth when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Jakob Haug scored 4-1 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Adam Götze, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Ac Nescafe defense, Gregor Kress kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adam Götze. The Ac Nescafe fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adam Götze should have stopped the shot. If Jakob Haug had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Gregor Kress had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ac Nescafe's goalkeeper Adam Götze, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. POTENZA SPORT CLUB S.R.L.'s Karsten Barth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joseph Cyperrek in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th minute, Chris Westermayer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Karsten Barth acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 75th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Burkhard Link. After 80 minutes, Markus Paul Könemann mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the POTENZA SPORT CLUB S.R.L. and the Ac Nescafe players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 80th match minute, POTENZA SPORT CLUB S.R.L. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Markus Paul Könemann to maneuver through the defense. Jakob Haug took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adam Götze. Adam Götze dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-1. Ac Nescafe's Joseph Cyperrek got his second yellow card of the match in the 88th minute. The referee ordered Joseph Cyperrek off the ground. After 89 played minutes Ac Nescafe got a freekick which was hit by Joseph Cyperrek. Jakob Haug fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adam Götze having to interfere. After some careless play in the Ac Nescafe defense, Jakob Haug kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adam Götze. The Ac Nescafe fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adam Götze should have stopped the shot. There was no doubt that POTENZA SPORT CLUB S.R.L. were the better team. POTENZA SPORT CLUB S.R.L.'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.