League Play-Off

Geisbruch Sportpark
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dennis-Maurice Reimer started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Xavier Knietzsch during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 5th match minute, Geisbruch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xavier Knietzsch to maneuver through the defense. 7 minutes into the game, Thorsten Schumm was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Geisbruch's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bussenhausen FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Geisbruch's Thorsten Schumm got a free kick in the 7th minute. After some careless play in the Bussenhausen FC defense, Xavier Knietzsch kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luca Stähr. The Bussenhausen FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luca Stähr should have stopped the shot. Luca Stähr made an important save on a dangerous shot by Xavier Knietzsch in the 17th minute. Xavier Knietzsch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Luca Stähr tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 26 played minutes, Geisbruch's Giovanni Conz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Luca Stähr 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 Geisbruch reached it. If Dennis-Maurice Reimer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arnold Schüddekopf blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jan Kuhn having to make a save. Dennis-Maurice Reimer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Jan Kuhn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Bussenhausen FC booed when Geisbruch was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustav Bartenbach didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thorsten Schumm was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 36th minute. Geisbruch's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. With his leg Luca Stähr managed to avoid a goal in the 37thth minute, when Geisbruch's Thorsten Schumm fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a defensive mix-up in Geisbruch's zone, Arnold Schüddekopf stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jan Kuhn came out of the goal and Arnold Schüddekopf tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bussenhausen FC's Luca Stähr played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thorsten Schumm in the 40th minute of play. Geisbruch's Xavier Knietzsch got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Thorsten Schumm made a kick off. Xavier Knietzsch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Luca Stähr tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 54th minute, Benjamin Amelung hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bussenhausen FC's Luca Stähr played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xavier Knietzsch in the 55th minute of play. Xavier Knietzsch sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 62 minutes into the match, Thorsten Schumm had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luca Stähr. Bussenhausen FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Thorsten Schumm was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Geisbruch's Jan Kuhn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dennis-Maurice Reimer in the 68th minute of play. Xavier Knietzsch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Luca Stähr tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Xavier Knietzsch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luca Stähr having to interfere. In the 76th minute Xavier Knietzsch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luca Stähr saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 80 minutes, Asmus Sorg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Geisbruch and the Bussenhausen FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 80 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Geisbruch! The referee gave Bussenhausen FC a penalty, 82 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Frederic Hirz, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Geisbruch's Jan Kuhn. 3-1. Xavier Knietzsch fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luca Stähr having to interfere. After having played for 97 minutes, Dennis-Maurice Reimer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bussenhausen FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dennis-Maurice Reimer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Geisbruch fans cheered their team off the field, for while Bussenhausen FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.