League

Weixelberg
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) If Carsten-Alexander Gratza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sönke Tiesse charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sönke Tiesse the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 14th minute, Stefan Yuschni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Herbert Degdau from long distance, 15 minutes into the match, got Christian Franiel's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Niko Horneber's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Christian Franiel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. Lukas Ibertsberger succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 27th playminute. After 30 minutes, Henning Vogt mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Weixelberg and the FC Barcelona players grew even worse after the yellow card. Carsten-Alexander Gratza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Carsten-Alexander Gratza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Ralf Groeters tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Weixelberg booed when FC Barcelona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dirk Dziub didn't get a good kick on the ball. 41 minutes into the game, Torben Surkemper was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Barcelona's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Weixelberg the free kick. Torben Surkemper kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Weixelberg's zone, Carsten-Alexander Gratza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ralf Groeters came out of the goal and Carsten-Alexander Gratza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Carsten-Alexander Gratza struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Ralf Groeters didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Barcelona. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lukas Ibertsberger to make the kick off. Weixelberg's Ralf Groeters played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carsten-Alexander Gratza in the 53rd minute of play. When Lukas Ibertsberger came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Weixelberg fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lukas Ibertsberger couldn't finish the play. Ralf Groeters showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carsten-Alexander Gratza in the 57th minute of the match. If Torben Surkemper had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carsten-Alexander Gratza received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ralf Groeters came out and tried to block the shot, but Carsten-Alexander Gratza slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 64th minute. The supporters of Weixelberg booed when FC Barcelona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stefan Yuschni didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute Lukas Ibertsberger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Franiel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Torben Surkempers short, quick shot in the 78thth minute got Ralf Groeters to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of FC Barcelona booed when Weixelberg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sönke Tiesse didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carsten-Alexander Gratza struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Ralf Groeters didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Barcelona. Ralf Groeters took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carsten-Alexander Gratza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ralf Groeters made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Torben Surkemper sent off a good shot on target. If Torben Surkemper had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Torben Surkemper got free with Ralf Groeters in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Weixelberg's Tim Witt got a free kick in the 94th minute.