League Play-Off

Eßbach
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lucas Schneider kicked off to start the match. Carlo Braster received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Reineke Saefkow tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 7 minutes into the match, Eßbach FSV's goal looked a bit too open when Carlo Braster came free, but Reineke Saefkow reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Theo Kage's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kevin Lammers was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. In the 12th minute, Spormecke FSV's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Lucas Schneider fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 13th match minute, Spormecke FSV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomas Dickes to maneuver through the defense. Theo Kage could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Kevin Lammers made a huge save. When Julius-Lasse Fuchs came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Spormecke FSV 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 Julius-Lasse Fuchs couldn't finish the play. Lucas Schneider sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The corner ended in Freddi Meisel almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Spormecke FSV's Kevin Lammers did a great save. Thanks to some nice moves Theo Kage could shoot a difficult shot in the 31st minute, which Kevin Lammers however easily saved by the left post. After a defensive mix-up in Eßbach FSV's zone, Carlo Braster stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Reineke Saefkow came out of the goal and Carlo Braster tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 35 minutes into the match, Theo Kage had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kevin Lammers. Spormecke FSV's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Theo Kage was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 38th minute, Theo Kage 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. Kevin Lammers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomas Grond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes into the match, Lucas Schneider dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kevin Lammers, 2-0. Theo Kage sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lucas Schneider got free with Kevin Lammers in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlo Braster in the 51st minute of play forced Eßbach FSV's goalkeeper Reineke Saefkow to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Lucas Schneider put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Kevin Lammers. In the 58th minute, Leo Aswald hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julius-Lasse Fuchs in the 61stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Reineke Saefkow, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Theo Kage fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kevin Lammers having to interfere. Kevin Lammers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Schneider in the 65th minute of play. Ekke Fackler's late challenge caught a Spormecke FSV's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ekke Fackler helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Eßbach FSV getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Ekke Fackler hit a great ball. Kevin Lammers stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lucas Schneider's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. 79 minutes into the match, Eßbach FSV's Theo Kage sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kevin Lammers narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lucas Schneider recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 83rd minute Lucas Schneider shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kevin Lammers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Theo Kage sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 89th minute, Theo Kage left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eßbach FSV fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Spormecke FSV's Kevin Lammers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theo Kage in the 94th minute of play. In the 97thth minute of the game Lucas Schneider who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Spormecke FSV's Kevin Lammers was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. There was no doubt that Eßbach FSV were the better team. Eßbach FSV's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.