League Play-Off

Galacticos
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Haukeller FSV's Lutz Ries-Müller started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lutz Ries-Müller in the 4th minute of play forced Galactikos's goalkeeper Meikel Luthardt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Klaus-Dieter Raue had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 11 minutes, Reinhard Wellmann managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Haukeller FSV's supporters crossed their fingers, but Reinhard Wellmann was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Meikel Luthardt didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lutz Ries-Müller went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 22 minutes into the match, Galactikos's goal looked a bit too open when Elia Nieberg came free, but Meikel Luthardt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 24 played minutes Galactikos got a freekick which was hit by Bodo Mühl. Pavel Ehinger recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Galactikos's Tim Janker got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Ivo Biehlert took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 33rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Meikel Luthardt. Galactikos's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Lutz Ries-Müller managed to get in a good position for a shot. Haukeller FSV's supporters rose to their feet, but Lutz Ries-Müller was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Meikel Luthardt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Meikel Luthardt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elia Nieberg in the 37th minute of play. If Bodo Mühl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elia Nieberg scored 0-2 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Meikel Luthardt, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Meikel Luthardt didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Haukeller FSV's Lutz Ries-Müller shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-3 in the ordered_time% minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bodo Mühl made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Pavel Ehinger managed to get in a good position for a shot. Galactikos's supporters rose to their feet, but Pavel Ehinger was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Erich Hofer breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Haukeller FSV's Elia Nieberg got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 66 played minutes Galactikos got a freekick which was hit by Tim Janker. Elia Nieberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Meikel Luthardt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 71 minutes into the game, Haukeller FSV's Elia Nieberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Meikel Luthardt made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. If Eugen Dembowsky had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 84th match minute, Galactikos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tim Janker to maneuver through the defense. Meikel Luthardt made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Elia Nieberg sent off a good shot on target. If Bodo Mühl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 90 played minutes, Galactikos's Gunther Hummel shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Erich Hofer 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 Galactikos reached it. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Galactikos's goalkeeper Meikel Luthardt, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Galactikos supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Haukeller FSV's performance. The match ended with a win for Haukeller FSV.