League Play-Off

Kinzigtal arena
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Erhard Haye de la kicked off to start the match. Matthäus Pluta blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alf Harder having to make a save. After 12 played minutes Sichelnstein FSV got a freekick which was hit by Marco Behrendt. After having played for 14 minutes, Anno Ollert managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SV Gengenbach's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anno Ollert was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thorsten Mrosek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Alf Harder tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, SV Gengenbach's Joseph Wittig got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind SV Gengenbach's goalkeeper Alf Harder, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. SV Gengenbach's Anno Ollert got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 24 minutes into the match, Matthäus Pluta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alf Harder. SV Gengenbach's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Matthäus Pluta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 28 minutes SV Gengenbach's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rolf Engelmeier who took care of the corner kick. Rolf Engelmeier made a great header on Sichelnstein FSV's corner, it was just that SV Gengenbach's Alf Harder managed to reach the ball for a save. Alf Harder took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thorsten Mrosek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 34 minutes into the match, Matthäus Pluta notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of SV Gengenbach's Alf Harder. Alf Harder was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Matthäus Pluta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alf Harder having to interfere. Kim Bok's late challenge caught a SV Gengenbach's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kim Bok helped the player get up and apologised. Kim Bok kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The SV Gengenbach players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Sichelnstein FSV were winning 0-2.

The wind increased when Thorsten Mrosek made the kick off in the second half. Rolf Engelmeier made a great header on Sichelnstein FSV's corner, it was just that SV Gengenbach's Alf Harder managed to reach the ball for a save. After a rather tough play, Sichelnstein FSV's Marco Behrendt got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 56th minute of the match Allan Haslbeck shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Theo Grein showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Thorsten Mrosek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Alf Harder tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 62ndth minute of the game Thorsten Mrosek who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SV Gengenbach's Alf Harder was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Thorsten Mrosek's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alf Harder was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Thorsten Mrosek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Alf Harder tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Matthäus Pluta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Romano Krick kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Matthäus Pluta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sichelnstein FSV's supporters rose to their feet, but Matthäus Pluta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alf Harder breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matthäus Pluta in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alf Harder saved SV Gengenbach from getting behind. After having played for 88 minutes, Erhard Haye de la managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SV Gengenbach's supporters crossed their fingers, but Erhard Haye de la was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alf Harder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thorsten Mrosek in the 92nd minute of play. If Matthäus Pluta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The SV Gengenbach fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Sichelnstein FSV were clearly better and deserved to take the win.