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Rangers Arena
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dennis-Sven Strobl got the match started through his kick off. Hubert Sieberichs took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Steffen Partsch. Steffen Partsch dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 8 minutes into the match, Hubert Sieberichs had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Steffen Partsch. Glashoch Rangers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hubert Sieberichs was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 11th minute, Omiros Kazanis made a precise shot to the right of Steffen Partsch. Glashoch Rangers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Mechanical Animals's Hubert Sieberichs got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 19 minutes into the match, Hubert Sieberichs notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Glashoch Rangers's Steffen Partsch. Steffen Partsch was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dennis-Sven Strobls short, quick shot in the 23rdth minute got Jonas Maletz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 24th minute, Hubert Sieberichs 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. In the 26th minute Hubert Sieberichs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Steffen Partsch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Mechanical Animals booed when Glashoch Rangers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julien-Nils Bosch didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 27 minutes, Johann Hassel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mechanical Animals and the Glashoch Rangers players grew even worse after the yellow card. Johann Hassel kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. When Dennis Neumann fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Glashoch Rangers's protests and gave Dennis Neumann a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Glashoch Rangers getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Dennis Neumann hit a great ball. Steffen Partsch showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hubert Sieberichs in the 32nd minute of the match. Dennis-Sven Strobl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Johann Hassel scored 0-5 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Steffen Partsch, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Johann Hassel scored 0-6 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Steffen Partsch, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 46 minutes into the match, Teobald Lewandowski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Steffen Partsch. Glashoch Rangers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Teobald Lewandowski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. The Glashoch Rangers players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mechanical Animals were winning 0-7.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hubert Sieberichs was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Mechanical Animals's Omiros Kazanis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-8. Hubert Sieberichs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Steffen Partsch having to interfere. In the 62nd minute Hubert Sieberichs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Steffen Partsch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Johann Hassel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Steffen Partsch made a huge save. The supporters of Mechanical Animals booed when Glashoch Rangers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcel Dober didn't get a good kick on the ball. Johann Hassel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Steffen Partsch came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Mechanical Animals's Omiros Kazanis. But to his dismay, Omiros Kazanis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-9. In the 73rd match minute, Glashoch Rangers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexander Lenz to maneuver through the defense. Johann Hassel succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-10 in the 76th playminute. Steffen Partsch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hubert Sieberichs in the 80th minute of play. 81 minutes into the game, Mechanical Animals's Johann Hassel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Steffen Partsch made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-11. When Dennis-Sven Strobl fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Glashoch Rangers's protests and gave Dennis-Sven Strobl a yellow card for diving instead. Omiros Kazanis received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Steffen Partsch came out and tried to block the shot, but Omiros Kazanis slotted it home off the left post making it 0-12 in the 88th minute. Hubert Sieberichs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Steffen Partsch having to interfere. Glashoch Rangers's Steffen Partsch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omiros Kazanis in the 93rd minute of play. Steffen Partsch made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Omiros Kazanis sent off a good shot on target. In the 95th minute Hubert Sieberichs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Steffen Partsch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Glashoch Rangers's Steffen Partsch proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 97th minute of the match, managed to save Glashoch Rangers from getting a goal against them. The Glashoch Rangers fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mechanical Animals were clearly better and deserved to take the win.