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Prinzelndorf Sportfe
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mark-André Wittmann kicked off to start the match. Stefan Schröer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan-Felix Kopinski having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 11 minutes, Jan-Hendrik Wiegmann successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 13th minute Philipp Hassenrück shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan-Hendrik Wiegmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Podgora's Mark-André Wittmann in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Birnbaum's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 21 minutes, Mark-André Wittmann managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Podgora's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mark-André Wittmann was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Stefan Schröer came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Podgora 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 Stefan Schröer couldn't finish the play. Stefan Pfeiffer hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 34th minute, Mark-André Wittmann ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jan-Felix Kopinski was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Podgora's Jan-Hendrik Wiegmann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Zimmermann in the 36th minute of play. In the 37th minute, Mark-André Wittmann ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jan-Felix Kopinski was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Marco Zimmermann fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan-Hendrik Wiegmann having to interfere. After having played for 43 minutes, Marco Zimmermann managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Birnbaum's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marco Zimmermann was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hugo Feckter kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. In the 47th match minute, Podgora was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nico-Pascal Lautemann to maneuver through the defense. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Philipp Hassenrück stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to FC Birnbaum getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Michael Hengen hit a great ball. In the 65th minute, Marco Zimmermann 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. After 67 minutes, Sergio Gelz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Podgora and the FC Birnbaum players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 67 played minutes Podgora got a freekick which was hit by Sergio Gelz. Jan-Felix Kopinski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mark-André Wittmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Jan-Hendrik Wiegmann showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Philipp Hassenrück in the 73rd minute of the match. Marco Zimmermann recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 76 minutes, Philipp Hassenrück managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Birnbaum's supporters crossed their fingers, but Philipp Hassenrück was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Stefan Schröer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Jan-Felix Kopinski made a huge save. FC Birnbaum's Jan-Felix Kopinski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mark-André Wittmann in the 82nd minute of play. Sergio Gelz got his second yellow card in the match during the 88th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Philipp Hassenrück received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Jan-Hendrik Wiegmann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stefan Schröer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Jan-Felix Kopinski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The FC Birnbaum supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Podgora's performance. The match ended with a win for Podgora.