League

Ratschenhof Stadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Karl Manninger started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Karl Manninger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Aaron Schug tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sebastian Flögl charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sebastian Flögl the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 5 played minutes Fichtenelche Graz got a freekick which was hit by Sebastian Flögl. Aaron Schug showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl Manninger, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 8th match minute, Ratschenhof was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robin Kamp to maneuver through the defense. Philipp Klimbacher received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Joachim Setzer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Karl Manninger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benjamin Trattnig struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Aaron Schug didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ratschenhof. Karl Manninger received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Aaron Schug came out and tried to block the shot, but Karl Manninger slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 25th minute. If Kai-Uwe Theunissen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karl Manninger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aaron Schug having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Ratschenhof's Karl Manninger slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Aaron Schug. That made the score 2-0 after 39 minutes of play. Karl Manninger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Philipp Klimbacher made the kick off in the second half. If Karl Manninger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Benjamin Trattnig recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Niklas Gerwen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karl Manninger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aaron Schug having to interfere. Niklas Gerwen might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aaron Schug. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Niklas Gerwen ran back to his position shaking his head. Fichtenelche Graz's Aaron Schug played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl Manninger in the 83rd minute of play. When Benjamin Trattnig came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Ratschenhof 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 Benjamin Trattnig couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Fichtenelche Graz's Sebastian Flögl got a free kick in the 87th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Fichtenelche Graz's zone, Benjamin Trattnig stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aaron Schug came out of the goal and Benjamin Trattnig tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. There was no doubt that Ratschenhof were the better team. Ratschenhof's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.