League Play-Off

Çerçiz Topulli
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) FC RED N BLACK's Ernst Rädel started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 3 played minutes, FC Kreuzberg Warriors's Eugen Hösle shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Steffen Breilmann came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FC Kreuzberg Warriors reached it. In the 5th minute Detlev Rütten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jürgen Rexhaus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kilian Pfennig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 10 minutes, Ernst Rädel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC RED N BLACK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ernst Rädel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Kilian Pfennig had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 19 played minutes FC RED N BLACK got a freekick which was hit by Nico Bloch. After recieving a nice pass, FC Kreuzberg Warriors's Lothar Reiter tried to score from far away in the 20th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Steffen Breilmann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uno Schüßler in the 22nd minute of the match. FC Kreuzberg Warriors's Uno Schüßler got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Kilian Pfennig came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the FC RED N BLACK 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 Kilian Pfennig couldn't finish the play. Steffen Breilmann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uno Schüßler in the 30th minute of the match. Georg Boll fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Steffen Breilmann having to interfere. FC RED N BLACK's Kilian Pfennig got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of FC Kreuzberg Warriors booed when FC RED N BLACK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Detlev Rütten didn't get a good kick on the ball.

When Ernst Rädel came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the FC RED N BLACK 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 Ernst Rädel couldn't finish the play. Steffen Breilmann made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uno Schüßler in the 61st minute of play. After 64 minutes of play, FC RED N BLACK's Ernst Rädel made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jürgen Rexhaus was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Kilian Pfennig's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jürgen Rexhaus was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. In the 71st minute, Detlev Rütten hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Georg Boll could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Steffen Breilmann made a huge save. Jürgen Rexhaus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kilian Pfennig, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Georg Boll sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Steffen Breilmann made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uno Schüßler in the 81st minute of play. Uno Schüßler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 85 minutes, Bertram Esche mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Kreuzberg Warriors and the FC RED N BLACK players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 85th match minute, FC Kreuzberg Warriors was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bertram Esche to maneuver through the defense. Steffen Breilmann came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Kreuzberg Warriors's Georg Boll. But to his dismay, Georg Boll quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.