League

Stade de Catherine
Spectators: 7747 (Terracing: 5812, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mark Otto in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Karsten Schuster saved IG Steak am Lagerfeuer from getting behind. Dennis-Sven Mierzwa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Karsten Schuster tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 0-1 became the score in the 17th minute when Mark Otto elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Mark Otto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karsten Schuster having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dennis-Sven Mierzwa in the 22nd minute of play forced IG Steak am Lagerfeuer's goalkeeper Karsten Schuster to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Tobias Horneber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ivo Arent received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Rouven Doual tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tobias Horneber received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Rouven Doual tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ivo Arent fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rouven Doual having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Tobias Horneber managed to get in a good position for a shot. IG Steak am Lagerfeuer's supporters rose to their feet, but Tobias Horneber was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rouven Doual breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leo Beilstein during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Voitsberg's Leo Beilstein got a free kick in the 37th minute. Tobias Horneber fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rouven Doual having to interfere. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Voitsberg's goalkeeper Rouven Doual, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mark Otto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Karsten Schuster tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half Voitsberg were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

IG Steak am Lagerfeuer's Karsten Schuster played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dennis-Sven Mierzwa in the 58th minute of play. In the 67th match minute, Voitsberg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roland Bertele to maneuver through the defense. Rouven Doual showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobias Horneber in the 69th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mark Otto got free with Karsten Schuster in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Heinrich Balkenohl, 75 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dennis-Sven Mierzwa in the 77th minute of play forced IG Steak am Lagerfeuer's goalkeeper Karsten Schuster to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tobias Horneber received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Rouven Doual tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dennis-Sven Mierzwa might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Karsten Schuster. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dennis-Sven Mierzwa ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Per-Otto Böcker during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Per-Otto Böcker hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Rüdiger Schopp took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 93rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rouven Doual. Voitsberg's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Rouven Doual took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tino Lill, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Voitsberg's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.