League Play-Off

Rüdern
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 10th minute, Rüdern's Falk Krauth ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Florian Weichelt. Florian Weichelt yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. The audience was convinced that Stefan Knop's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leif Göller was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Sascha Brockmann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Rüdern booed when FC Nagatnlm was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niclas Wierczimok didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Nagatnlm's goalkeeper Florian Weichelt, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Leif Göller stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stefan Knop's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. Florian Weichelt was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Falk Krauth showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 28 minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Bastiaan Gaar in the 31st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FC Nagatnlm's Bert Bästlein. Leif Göller stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stefan Knop's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Stefan Knop's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leif Göller read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. FC Nagatnlm's Bert Bästlein got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Leif Göller took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stefan Knop, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute, Falk Krauth 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. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Falk Krauth to make the kick off. Norbert Boehm hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. In the 57th match minute, FC Nagatnlm was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Niclas Wierczimok to maneuver through the defense. After 63 played minutes FC Nagatnlm got a freekick which was hit by Niclas Wierczimok. In the 64th minute Falk Krauth shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florian Weichelt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stefan Knop fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leif Göller having to interfere. If Stefan Knop had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Reik Slesar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rüdern's supporters rose to their feet, but Reik Slesar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Florian Weichelt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Leif Göller made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stefan Knop in the 82nd minute. When Bert Bästlein fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC Nagatnlm's protests and gave Bert Bästlein a yellow card for diving instead. In the 85th minute, Bert Bästlein hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stefan Knop recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Stefan Knop managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Nagatnlm's supporters rose to their feet, but Stefan Knop was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leif Göller breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 94th match minute, Rüdern was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leif Häfner to maneuver through the defense. The Rüdern support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.