League Play-Off

Leinetal Stadion
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tino Schellerhoff kicked off to start the match. Udo Hipp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Roman Zierer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fritz Rudolf Krüger in the 9th minute of play forced FSV Leinetal's goalkeeper Georg Tremmel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 11 minutes into the game, when Conrad Rankel put in a rough tackle. In the 10th minute, one of Wachenheim An Der Weinstraße FSV:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Wachenheim An Der Weinstraße FSV. In the 12th minute there was a penalty for FSV Leinetal. Abdel Protzel stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Arthur Cestonaro. 1-0. In the 16th minute Fritz Rudolf Krüger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Georg Tremmel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th match minute, FSV Leinetal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Berko Seibel to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 26 minutes, Udo Hipp managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FSV Leinetal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Udo Hipp was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 30th minute of the match Lewin Dahlbeck sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arthur Cestonaro skillfully saved the ball. Udo Hipp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arthur Cestonaro having to interfere. Georg Tremmel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eberhard Scharf in the 36th minute of play. Fritz Rudolf Krüger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 39th minute, Jan März hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fritz Rudolf Krüger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Georg Tremmel having to interfere. In the 46th minute of the match Tino Schellerhoff sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Georg Tremmel skillfully saved the ball. 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 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Roman Zierer made a kick off. In the 53rd minute of the match Abdel Protzel shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arthur Cestonaro showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Udo Hipp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Udo Hipp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arthur Cestonaro having to interfere. Arthur Cestonaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Zierer, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Arthur Cestonaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Udo Hipp, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. 70 minutes into the match, Wachenheim An Der Weinstraße FSV's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Zierer came free, but Arthur Cestonaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 72 played minutes FSV Leinetal got a freekick which was hit by Udo Hipp. When Eberhard Scharf fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wachenheim An Der Weinstraße FSV's protests and gave Eberhard Scharf a yellow card for diving instead. In the 75th minute, Eberhard Scharf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Fritz Rudolf Krüger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 80th minute, FSV Leinetal's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Fritz Rudolf Krüger fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. A long shot from Henry Conradi in the 83rd minute of play was well struck, but Georg Tremmel made a really good save at the right post. In the 85th minute of the match, Fritz Rudolf Krüger got a very nice opportunity to score, but Georg Tremmel was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post.