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Kappeln Sportpark
Spectators: 7757 (Terracing: 5820, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) If Christian Rubarth had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9th minute Christian Rubarth shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tim Pürk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hammerstadt FC's Christian Rubarth suffered a sore thigh after 14 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Niklas Behrens charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Niklas Behrens the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Strahlendes Fukushima FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 14th minute. Penalty! In the 17th minute there was a penalty for Hammerstadt FC. Timm Himmelmann stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Tim Pürk. 0-1. Heiko Bürger could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Fabio Kopp made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Strahlendes Fukushima FC's zone, Patrick Zahl stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tim Pürk came out of the goal and Patrick Zahl tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 22nd minute, Arne Meier 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. 25 minutes into the match, Strahlendes Fukushima FC's goal looked a bit too open when Patrick Zahl came free, but Tim Pürk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the game, Hammerstadt FC's Patrick Zahl nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tim Pürk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Heiko Bürger 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. Tim Pürk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrick Zahl in the 36th minute of play. Thorsten Pürk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Tim Pürk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Max Josten was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 40th minute. Strahlendes Fukushima FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 43rd minute, Uwe Jelden hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Max Josten fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabio Kopp having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Patrick Zahl stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tim Pürk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrick Zahl in the 52nd minute of the match. If Arne Meier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrick Zahl in the 54th minute of play forced Strahlendes Fukushima FC's goalkeeper Tim Pürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the match, Strahlendes Fukushima FC's goal looked a bit too open when Patrick Zahl came free, but Tim Pürk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Max Josten managed to get in a good position for a shot. Strahlendes Fukushima FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Max Josten was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabio Kopp breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Heiko Bürger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 70 minutes into the game, Benjamin Thielscher was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hammerstadt FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Strahlendes Fukushima FC the free kick. In the 70th minute, Benjamin Thielscher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Patrick Zahl managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hammerstadt FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Patrick Zahl was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tim Pürk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 75th minute Patrick Zahl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tim Pürk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Patrick Zahl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marc-Joel Burschick received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Tim Pürk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Patrick Zahl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Tim Pürk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Patrick Zahl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tim Pürk having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Hammerstadt FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Strahlendes Fukushima FC.