League

St James Park
Spectators: 7741 (Terracing: 5807, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Erik Gerlinger took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the game, Andre Göller cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Plamen Pashkulev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Simon Tiesse sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Newcastle United getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Roch Bentkowski hit a great ball. If Rouven Horsky had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Newcastle United's Rouven Horsky got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rouven Horsky received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Steffen Selmser tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 29 minutes into the match, Strasseck's goal looked a bit too open when Simon Tiesse came free, but Steffen Selmser reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 32 minutes had been played when some careless play by Strasseck's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Roch Bentkowski was slow to take the kick. During this time Newcastle United's players had a chance to rest. Marvin Wirths kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Erik Gerlinger blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Steffen Selmser having to make a save. Newcastle United's Plamen Pashkulev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andre Göller in the 44th minute of play. Plamen Pashkulev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michael Kaspitz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Newcastle United's Plamen Pashkulev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ole Lack in the 48th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Andre Göller made the kick off in the second half. 60 minutes into the match, Strasseck's goal looked a bit too open when Simon Tiesse came free, but Steffen Selmser reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Simon Tiesse struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Steffen Selmser didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Newcastle United. 65 minutes into the match, Strasseck's goal looked a bit too open when Simon Tiesse came free, but Steffen Selmser reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Strasseck booed when Newcastle United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roch Bentkowski didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Roch Bentkowski fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Newcastle United's protests and gave Roch Bentkowski a yellow card for diving instead. In the 70th match minute, Newcastle United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roch Bentkowski to maneuver through the defense. Jan Schneider kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Strasseck's zone, Simon Tiesse stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Steffen Selmser came out of the goal and Simon Tiesse tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 76th minute, Mats-Alexander Hesseling 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. Mats-Alexander Hesselings short, quick shot in the 77thth minute got Plamen Pashkulev to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A nice corner shot did that Michael-Jan Huber got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Plamen Pashkulev quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Steffen Selmser showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erik Gerlinger in the 81st minute of the match. After some careless play in the Strasseck defense, Simon Tiesse kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Steffen Selmser. The Strasseck fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Steffen Selmser should have stopped the shot. Simon Tiesse received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Steffen Selmser tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Erik Gerlinger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Arne Kellner fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Strasseck's protests and gave Arne Kellner a yellow card for diving instead. Marvin Wirths charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marvin Wirths the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mats-Alexander Hesseling's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Plamen Pashkulev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.