League Play-Off

Poldis Arena
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) After 6 played minutes FC Poldi got a freekick which was hit by Emmerich Schmitz. Emmerich Schmitz kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, Hilbert Holzapfel sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and FC Poldi's Waldemar Schiele didn't even have to move. After 11 minutes, Friedemann Schubert mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Poldi and the Eschenstruth players grew even worse after the yellow card. Waldemar Schiele came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Eschenstruth's Hilbert Holzapfel. But to his dismay, Hilbert Holzapfel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Frederik Marquardt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 20 minutes into the match, Hilbert Holzapfel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Waldemar Schiele. FC Poldi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hilbert Holzapfel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Günter Erler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Waldemar Schiele tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Hilbert Holzapfel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eschenstruth's supporters rose to their feet, but Hilbert Holzapfel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Waldemar Schiele breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eschenstruth's Günter Erler got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eschenstruth's Kilian Machleid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kai Wolf in the 29th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hilbert Holzapfel in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Waldemar Schiele prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Hilbert Holzapfel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Waldemar Schiele was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Rico Roßbach fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waldemar Schiele having to interfere. After having played for 39 minutes, Hilbert Holzapfel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Eschenstruth's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hilbert Holzapfel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Günter Erler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Waldemar Schiele tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kai Wolf to make the kick off. After some careless play in the Eschenstruth defense, Leif-Eric Wegener kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kilian Machleid. The Eschenstruth fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kilian Machleid should have stopped the shot. Günter Erler hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. After 62 minutes, Günter Erler mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eschenstruth and the FC Poldi players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Eschenstruth getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Günter Erler hit a great ball. Kilian Machleid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Friedemann Schubert in the 69th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Hilbert Holzapfel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eschenstruth's supporters rose to their feet, but Hilbert Holzapfel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Waldemar Schiele breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, FC Poldi's Siegfried Donath got a free kick in the 75th minute. In the 76th minute, Hilbert Holzapfel sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and FC Poldi's Waldemar Schiele didn't even have to move. Siegfried Donath kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Henrik Plehn received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Waldemar Schiele tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hilbert Holzapfel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Waldemar Schiele having to interfere. Hilbert Holzapfel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Hilbert Holzapfel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Siegfried Donath hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Hilbert Holzapfel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Eschenstruth were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.