League Play-Off

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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. Denis Siebert started the match with the kick off. Dimitar Plein sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Dimitar Plein had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind 1. FC Bayern-Kronach's goalkeeper Hansjörg Todzi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Siebert in the 10th minute of play forced 1. FC Bayern-Kronach's goalkeeper Hansjörg Todzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eduard Schlumberger during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Eduard Schlumberger kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. After recieving a nice pass, Schokland FC's Ebbo Hensel tried to score from far away in the 18th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, 1. FC Bayern-Kronach's Thomas Holler got a free kick in the 19th minute. Eduard Schlumberger kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. In the 28th minute, Denis Siebert left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Schokland FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The audience was convinced that Denis Siebert's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hansjörg Todzi was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. After 32 minutes of play 1. FC Bayern-Kronach's Eduard Schlumberger was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Eduard Schlumberger hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Schokland FC's Denis Siebert got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ben Wittlich sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 41st minute, Ben Wittlich got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After the first half Schokland FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Dimitar Plein made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, 1. FC Bayern-Kronach's Hansjörg Todzi got control of the ball when Ben Wittlich tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Denis Siebert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 55 minutes into the match, 1. FC Bayern-Kronach's goalkeeper Hansjörg Todzi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ben Wittlich. If Denis Siebert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hansjörg Todzi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Denis Siebert's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. When the match clock showed 60 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Denis Siebert sped through 1. FC Bayern-Kronach's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Hansjörg Todzi. Hansjörg Todzi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bastian Zabel in the 66th minute of play. 69 minutes into the game, Thomas Holler was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 1. FC Bayern-Kronach's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Schokland FC the free kick. When Ben Wittlich came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Schokland 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 Ben Wittlich couldn't finish the play. Heribert Biermann kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. In the 74th match minute, 1. FC Bayern-Kronach was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boris Jüngling to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th minute, Denis Siebert ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hansjörg Todzi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Dimitar Plein might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eddi Petzold. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dimitar Plein ran back to his position shaking his head. Denis Siebert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hansjörg Todzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denis Siebert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Schokland FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.