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Schiltern Stadion
Spectators: 7665 (Terracing: 5750, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hans-Joachim Hollekamp took the kick off in the first half of the match. Norman Hofer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Lennart Pichorner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC StrokerZ's Clemens Grabner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norman Hofer in the 8th minute of play. Roland von den Berg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Clemens Grabner having to interfere. In the 11th play minute Norman Hofer came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Clemens Grabner. 1-0. Roland von den Berg struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Clemens Grabner didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ottoman Empire SK. In the 20th minute, Roland von den Berg 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. A collision led to FC StrokerZ getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Ralf Obermann hit a great ball. In the 31st minute Andreas Borutta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Portner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Hans-Joachim Hollekamp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ottoman Empire SK's Lennart Pichorner got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Roland von den Berg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roland von den Berg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Clemens Grabner read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. Lennart Pichorner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Clemens Grabner having to interfere. Clemens Grabner made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roland von den Berg in the 48th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When Henning Bernhardt fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC StrokerZ's protests and gave Henning Bernhardt a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Ottoman Empire SK booed when FC StrokerZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henning Bernhardt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Norman Hofer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Norman Hofer came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Ottoman Empire SK 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 Norman Hofer couldn't finish the play. If Volkmar Schmitz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kim Scheytt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Clemens Grabner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hans-Joachim Hollekamp in the 66th minute of play forced FC StrokerZ's goalkeeper Clemens Grabner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hans-Joachim Hollekamp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kim Scheytt in the 71st minute of play forced FC StrokerZ's goalkeeper Clemens Grabner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the match, Ottoman Empire SK's goal looked a bit too open when Henning Bernhardt came free, but Christian Portner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 76 minutes into the game, Ottoman Empire SK's Hans-Joachim Hollekamp nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Clemens Grabner made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Roland von den Berg managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ottoman Empire SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Roland von den Berg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Clemens Grabner breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Clemens Grabner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roland von den Berg in the 87th minute of the match. Lennart Pichorner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Clemens Grabner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Clemens Grabner came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by Ottoman Empire SK's Hans-Joachim Hollekamp. But to his dismay, Hans-Joachim Hollekamp quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0.