League Play-Off

Schokland Sportfeld
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Orson Kiefer kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd match minute, Schokland FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bastian Zabel to maneuver through the defense. In the 6th match minute, Helmerkamp FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Özgür Brantwein to maneuver through the defense. Ben Wittlich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Max Breuler having to interfere. Cornelis Kippert hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 17th minute Denis Siebert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Max Breuler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Axel Alembert notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Schokland FC's Eddi Petzold. Eddi Petzold was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Denis Siebert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Max Breuler made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Ben Wittlich sent off a good shot on target. Max Breuler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Siebert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Axel Alembert managed to get in a good position for a shot. Helmerkamp FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Axel Alembert was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eddi Petzold breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Helmerkamp FC booed when Schokland FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bastian Zabel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Helmerkamp FC's Cornelis Kippert couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 48th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Schokland FC.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Denis Siebert to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Hans Endraß hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Denis Siebert fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Max Breuler having to interfere. Ben Wittlich sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Helmerkamp FC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Manuel Schäfer hit a great ball. After 65 played minutes Helmerkamp FC got a freekick which was hit by Manuel Schäfer. Denis Siebert recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Helmerkamp FC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Lovis Drechsel hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Florian Karl during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 71st minute, Florian Karl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Max Breuler stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Denis Siebert's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. In the 75th match minute, Helmerkamp FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florian Karl to maneuver through the defense. Ebbo Hensel, 76 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 77th match minute, Schokland FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerrit Kasperski to maneuver through the defense. When Cornelis Kippert came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Helmerkamp FC 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 Cornelis Kippert couldn't finish the play. Schokland FC's Eddi Petzold played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orson Kiefer in the 84th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Helmerkamp FC's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Siebert came free, but Max Breuler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, Helmerkamp FC's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Siebert came free, but Max Breuler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Denis Siebert managed to get in a good position for a shot. Schokland FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Denis Siebert was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Max Breuler breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Schokland FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.