League Play-Off

Heinbockel
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. Heinrich Krietsch started the match with the kick off. Ron Hoffmeier's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 3rdth minute, Eugen Kraienbarg skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Ron Hoffmeier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Heinbockel FC's goalkeeper Jan Ohm, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 9 minutes into the game, Joseph Appel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Heinbockel FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Giglberg FC the free kick. After 9 played minutes Heinbockel FC got a freekick which was hit by Joseph Appel. Ergün Sutanto struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Jan Ohm didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Giglberg FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ron Hoffmeier in the 15th minute of play forced Giglberg FC's goalkeeper Eugen Kraienbarg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ron Hoffmeier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Eugen Kraienbarg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Heinrich Krietsch 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ron Hoffmeier got free with Eugen Kraienbarg in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 22nd minute, Mario Töpperwien hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Heinrich Krietsch received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Eugen Kraienbarg came out and tried to block the shot, but Heinrich Krietsch slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 25th minute. Heinbockel FC's Jan Ohm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matthias Phillip in the 31st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Giglberg FC's zone, Heinrich Krietsch stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eugen Kraienbarg came out of the goal and Heinrich Krietsch tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mario Töpperwien fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan Ohm having to interfere. 43 minutes into the match, Heinbockel FC's goal looked a bit too open when Matthias Phillip came free, but Jan Ohm reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ergün Sutanto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Giglberg FC defense, Robert Strehl kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eugen Kraienbarg. The Giglberg FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eugen Kraienbarg should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Giglberg FC's zone, Ron Hoffmeier stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eugen Kraienbarg came out of the goal and Ron Hoffmeier tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ron Hoffmeier recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Heinbockel FC's zone, Ergün Sutanto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jan Ohm came out of the goal and Ergün Sutanto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Ron Hoffmeier managed to get in a good position for a shot. Heinbockel FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ron Hoffmeier was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eugen Kraienbarg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eugen Kraienbarg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ron Hoffmeier, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Ergün Sutanto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan Ohm having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Matthias Phillip managed to get in a good position for a shot. Giglberg FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Matthias Phillip was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jan Ohm breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jan Ohm came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Giglberg FC's Matthias Phillip. But to his dismay, Matthias Phillip quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Heinbockel FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Giglberg FC for a fine match.