Niedersachsenstadion
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Hannover Reds's Emilio Argina 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. After a rather tough play, Hannover Reds's Qiao Xing Qi got a free kick in the 4th minute. Bernd Yuschni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jose Hoyt, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. After 9 minutes of play, ForestFire's Jose Hoyt made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bernd Yuschni was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hannover Reds's Bernd Yuschni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tracy Shah in the 12th minute of play. Bernd Yuschni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jose Hoyt, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Bernd Yuschni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tracy Shah in the 18th minute of the match. In the 20th minute, Tracy Shah made a precise shot to the right of Bernd Yuschni. Hannover Reds's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Bernd Yuschni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jose Hoyt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute of the match ForestFire got a corner. Hannover Reds's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luisito James ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Navarro in the 28th minute of play forced Hannover Reds's goalkeeper Bernd Yuschni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Qiao Xing Qi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hannover Reds's supporters rose to their feet, but Qiao Xing Qi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Shaki Conn breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bernd Yuschni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jose Hoyt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tracy Shah in the 38th minute of play forced Hannover Reds's goalkeeper Bernd Yuschni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernd Yuschni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Navarro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Hannover Reds's Douglas Lundin got a free kick in the 41st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tracy Shah in the 42nd minute of play forced Hannover Reds's goalkeeper Bernd Yuschni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ForestFire's Lucas Navarro got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Danial Dunbar's late challenge caught a Hannover Reds's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Danial Dunbar helped the player get up and apologised. After 48 played minutes ForestFire got a freekick which was hit by Danial Dunbar. Shaki Conn was a little too slow when Willi Tilmann got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 48th minute. The score was now 1-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lucas Navarro to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Hannover Reds's Willi Tilmann got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Jose Hoyt kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Shaki Conn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Willi Tilmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernd Yuschni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tracy Shah in the 58th minute of play. Shaki Conn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilio Argina, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lucas Navarro in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bernd Yuschni saved Hannover Reds from getting behind. Lucas Navarro took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bernd Yuschni. Bernd Yuschni dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. In the 67thth minute of the game Emilio Argina who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ForestFire's Shaki Conn was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bernd Yuschni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tracy Shah in the 69th minute. In the 70th minute, ForestFire's Wilfred Pelletier seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Wilfred Pelletier the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of ForestFire protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Wilfred Pelletier had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 70 minutes into the game, one of ForestFire:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Bernd Yuschni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jose Hoyt in the 75th minute of the match. After 76 minutes Hannover Reds's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Luisito James who took care of the corner kick. Shaki Conn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Willi Tilmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. With a little luck, Hannover Reds's Bernd Yuschni got control of the ball when Tracy Shah tried to sneak it across the goal line. Shaki Conn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emilio Argina's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. 91 minutes into the match, ForestFire's goal looked a bit too open when Qiao Xing Qi came free, but Shaki Conn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd minute of the match Lars Voss sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Shaki Conn skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Willi Tilmann in the 95th minute of play forced ForestFire's goalkeeper Shaki Conn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Qiao Xing Qi hit a great freekick 99 minutes into the match. The Hannover Reds fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ForestFire were clearly better and deserved to take the win.
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