League Play-Off

Imtech Arena
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Berend Ayim made the kick off and thus started the match. Luis Jägel came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Neckanitz's Berend Ayim. But to his dismay, Berend Ayim quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Luis Jägel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Berend Ayim, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. A collision led to Hamburger FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Mark Räthe hit a great ball. After 18 minutes, Dirk Boll mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hamburger FC and the Neckanitz players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 19 played minutes, Neckanitz's Udo Tippelt shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Luis Jägel came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Neckanitz reached it. Hamburger FC's Luis Jägel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berend Ayim in the 24th minute of play. With his leg Arjen Ungerer managed to avoid a goal in the 26thth minute, when Hamburger FC's Edgar Selinger fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Luis Jägel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Berend Ayim went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Luis Jägel came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Neckanitz's Julius Köppl. But to his dismay, Julius Köppl quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. After a rather tough play, Hamburger FC's Matti Brunnemer got a free kick in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Berend Ayim in the 41st minute of play forced Hamburger FC's goalkeeper Luis Jägel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Hamburger FC's Arjen Ungerer threw himself towards the right post 45 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Hans Hagen, which otherwise would have been placed in the net.

The wind increased when Hans Hagen made the kick off in the second half. Dirk Boll got his second yellow card in the match during the 55th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 57th minute, Neckanitz's Julius Köppl dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. Luis Jägel was out of position in the 61 minute of play, and Berend Ayim capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Berend Ayim really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Neckanitz's goalkeeper Arjen Ungerer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Neckanitz's Volko Passmann got a free kick in the 68th minute. Edgar Selinger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arjen Ungerer having to interfere. Edgar Selinger recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Neckanitz getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Frank Hofbauer hit a great ball. Hans Hagen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 89th minute Berend Ayim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis Jägel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Hamburger FC's Mark Räthe got a free kick in the 94th minute. Luis Jägel was out of position in the 95 minute of play, and Julius Köppl capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Julius Köppl really showed his touch with that goal: 0-7. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Neckanitz walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.