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Elsarn
Spectators: 6778 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 0) Joel-Benjamin Haas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Robert Traintinger hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Joel-Benjamin Haas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thalbach's Meikel Ganther played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel-Benjamin Haas in the 9th minute of play. 9 minutes into the game, Elsarn's Joel-Benjamin Haas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Meikel Ganther made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Arnold Sonntag managed to get in a good position for a shot. Thalbach's supporters rose to their feet, but Arnold Sonntag was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Florian Stotz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 17thth minute of the game Alexander Schrade who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Elsarn's Florian Stotz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alexander Schrade's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Florian Stotz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. Elsarn's Florian Stotz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexander Schrade in the 21st minute of play. In the 22nd match minute, Elsarn was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andre Lenzen to maneuver through the defense. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Elsarn's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tim Dreher was slow to take the kick. During this time Thalbach's players had a chance to rest. Thalbach's Tim Dreher was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Florian Stotz in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Florian Stotz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander Schrade in the 26th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, Thalbach's goalkeeper Meikel Ganther had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Robin Bensch. In the 33rd minute, Arnold Sonntag ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Florian Stotz was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1.

In the 53rd minute, Erik Haar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arnold Sonntag could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Florian Stotz made a huge save. In the 61st match minute, Elsarn was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Zensen to maneuver through the defense. Meikel Ganther showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robin Bensch in the 69th minute of the match. In the 71st minute, Tobi Horneber sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Thalbach's Meikel Ganther didn't even have to move. Meikel Ganther showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robin Bensch, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arnold Sonntag got free with Florian Stotz in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daniel Zensen during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 86th match minute, Elsarn was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Zensen to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andreas Donkels during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Thalbach booed when Elsarn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andreas Donkels didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th minute, Arnold Sonntag 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. In the 97th minute, Timo Holtzmann hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thalbach's Tim Dreher couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 98th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Elsarn. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Thalbach eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.