League Play-Off

Hibernia Arena
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Philipp Ripkens might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Constantin Willmann. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Philipp Ripkens ran back to his position shaking his head. Neo Thiesen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leven Lang, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Sebastian Deutsch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Constantin Willmann having to interfere. In the 15th minute Philipp Ripkens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Constantin Willmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 19 minutes into the game, SF Shamrock 21's Sebastian Deutsch nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Constantin Willmann made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Neo Thiesen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leven Lang in the 23rd minute of the match. Herwig Szymanski succeeded in the game's 29th minute to get real power on a long shot . SF Shamrock 21's Neo Thiesen hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 1-2! Neo Thiesen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leven Lang, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Neo Thiesen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Menzner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Philipp Ripkens might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Constantin Willmann. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Philipp Ripkens ran back to his position shaking his head. Constantin Willmann took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Philipp Ripkens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute, Denis Goetz 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. If Philipp Ripkens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Philipp Ripkens stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. SF Shamrock 21's Bernhard Baumgarten quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Franco Schmielau, made in the 58th minute of the game. If Philipp Ripkens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Philipp Ripkens managed to get in a good position for a shot. SF Shamrock 21's supporters rose to their feet, but Philipp Ripkens was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Constantin Willmann breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Philipp Ripkens struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Constantin Willmann didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SF Shamrock 21. Philipp Ripkens might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Constantin Willmann. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Philipp Ripkens ran back to his position shaking his head. Denis Goetz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Constantin Willmann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Philipp Ripkens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Constantin Willmann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Denis Goetz managed to get in a good position for a shot. SF Shamrock 21's supporters rose to their feet, but Denis Goetz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Constantin Willmann breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 90 minutes into the match, Eliah Weißbrot notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of SF Shamrock 21's Neo Thiesen. Neo Thiesen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Neo Thiesen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliah Weißbrot in the 94th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Kanalhütte's Fernando Menzner slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Neo Thiesen. That made the score 1-5 after 96 minutes of play. Kanalhütte's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.