League Play-Off

Waldstadion
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. Till Töpfer started the match with the kick off. Dominik Kristl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Till Töpfer in the 4th minute of the match. After 7 played minutes Grabower FC got a freekick which was hit by Rolf Bühler. In the 11th minute Amir Kunze shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jimmy Pelzer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Hieronymus Dieling had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jimmy Pelzer. Grabower FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hieronymus Dieling was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ubbo Carlsen during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Völkershausen getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Ubbo Carlsen hit a great ball. After 31 minutes, Richart Flöter mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Grabower FC and the Völkershausen players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 32nd minute, Richart Flöter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Grabower FC's goalkeeper Jimmy Pelzer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hieronymus Dieling fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jimmy Pelzer having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hieronymus Dieling in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jimmy Pelzer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gösta Kalitta took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 38th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jimmy Pelzer. Grabower FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Amir Kunze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amir Kunze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 45 minutes into the match, Grabower FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hieronymus Dieling came free, but Jimmy Pelzer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hieronymus Dieling to make the kick off. Jimmy Pelzer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hieronymus Dieling in the 53rd minute of play. Stephan Hegekötter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 61stth minute of the game Till Töpfer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Völkershausen's Dominik Kristl was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Amir Kunze could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Jimmy Pelzer made a huge save. A hard shot 67 in the game by Hieronymus Dieling from a close distance when the talented Jimmy Pelzer managed to make a qualified save. Grabower FC's players were relieved. Hieronymus Dieling sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Georg Balint's late challenge caught a Grabower FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Georg Balint helped the player get up and apologised. In the 83rd minute, Till Töpfer 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. Hieronymus Dieling sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amir Kunze received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Jimmy Pelzer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rolf Bühler charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rolf Bühler the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Völkershausen booed when Grabower FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rolf Bühler didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 97 minutes, Hieronymus Dieling managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Völkershausen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hieronymus Dieling was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.