League Play-Off

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Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Karim Märs took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ehrhard Kleiner in the 6th minute of play forced SG Dy Dresden's goalkeeper Merten Meierhofer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute Karim Märs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Merten Meierhofer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Elias Bosold could shoot a difficult shot in the 9th minute, which Jafar Schröder however easily saved by the left post. In the 10th minute, SG Dy Dresden's Maximilian Skrotzki dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Elias Bosold came free with the goalkeeper in the 13th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jafar Schröder could save by the left post. In the 14th minute Joscha Melber shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jafar Schröder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16thth minute of the game Karim Märs who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SG Dy Dresden's Merten Meierhofer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Merten Meierhofer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Karim Märs's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. Maximilian Skrotzki hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Gordon Antermann hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. 26 minutes into the game, Karim Märs cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Merten Meierhofer was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Leslie Preil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Merten Meierhofer having to interfere. After 34 played minutes Piflitz got a freekick which was hit by Pio Heineke. 40 minutes into the match, SG Dy Dresden's goal looked a bit too open when Ehrhard Kleiner came free, but Merten Meierhofer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 46 minutes into the game, one of SG Dy Dresden:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 47th minute there was a penalty for Piflitz. Karim Märs stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Merten Meierhofer. 1-2. After the first half Piflitz were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joscha Melber to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Karim Märs cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Merten Meierhofer was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ehrhard Kleiners short, quick shot in the 57thth minute got Merten Meierhofer to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With 59 minutes on the clock, Angel Fortuna commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 59th minute of the game. One of Piflitz:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of SG Dy Dresden:s goal. A collision led to Piflitz getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Elmar Sparla hit a great ball. 69 minutes into the match, SG Dy Dresden's goal looked a bit too open when Fynn Gebert came free, but Merten Meierhofer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Merten Meierhofer was out of position in the 71 minute of play, and Fynn Gebert capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fynn Gebert really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. Merten Meierhofer was a little too slow when Ehrhard Kleiner got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 81st minute. The score was now 1-6. After a rather tough play, Piflitz's Ehrhard Kleiner got a free kick in the 83rd minute. In the 86th match minute, Piflitz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karim Märs to maneuver through the defense. When Elias Bosold came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the SG Dy Dresden 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 Elias Bosold couldn't finish the play.