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Spectators: 7152 (Terracing: 5300, Seating: 1852, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Iker Kinkeldey started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Mesut Özil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pascal Oppermann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5th minute Octavian Basten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pascal Oppermann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mesut Özil took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pascal Oppermann. Pascal Oppermann dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 8th minute, Octavian Basten ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pascal Oppermann was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Mesut Özil blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pascal Oppermann having to make a save. When Iker Kinkeldey fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Wacker Gotha 1895's protests and gave Iker Kinkeldey a yellow card for diving instead. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Octavian Basten put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Pascal Oppermann. Pascal Oppermann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octavian Basten, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Octavian Basten put it in 0-7 from a short distance just to the right of Pascal Oppermann. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Octavian Basten in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pascal Oppermann saved Wacker Gotha 1895 from getting behind. Anestis Kotsopoulos took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pascal Oppermann. Pascal Oppermann dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-9. In the 38th minute Anestis Kotsopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pascal Oppermann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wacker Gotha 1895's Pascal Oppermann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octavian Basten in the 39th minute of play. After some careless play in the Wacker Gotha 1895 defense, Octavian Basten kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pascal Oppermann. The Wacker Gotha 1895 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pascal Oppermann should have stopped the shot. Pascal Oppermann took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Octavian Basten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-11.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Octavian Basten was the one to do the kick off. With his leg Pascal Oppermann managed to avoid a goal in the 51stth minute, when Rot-Weiss-Essen's Octavian Basten fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 52 minutes into the game, one of Wacker Gotha 1895:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Pascal Oppermann had in the 53rdth minute some difficulties stopping Maximilian Henning's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. The corner led Rot-Weiss-Essen's Octavian Basten to a score. 0-12 in the 57th minute. In the 64th minute, Anestis Kotsopoulos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rot-Weiss-Essen fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-14. Pascal Oppermann stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Octavian Basten's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. When %teams%'s Octavian Basten was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 0-15 just inside the left pole, 67 minutes into the game. Pascal Oppermann was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. Wacker Gotha 1895's Pascal Oppermann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octavian Basten in the 71st minute of play. Octavian Basten in the 72ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Pascal Oppermann, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Octavian Basten in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pascal Oppermann saved Wacker Gotha 1895 from getting behind. August Hoffmanns showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Monty Moschner, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Octavian Basten put it in 0-16 from a short distance just to the right of Pascal Oppermann. Pascal Oppermann was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Octavian Basten showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-17 in the 79 minute of play. Rot-Weiss-Essen's Hugo Haupt was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 82nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Hugo Haupt scored 0-19 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pascal Oppermann, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Anestis Kotsopoulos had several of the Wacker Gotha 1895's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 90 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-20 score and a disappointed Pascal Oppermann as he didn't even see the shot coming. When Ingmar Stempfle fell near the penalty area in the 97th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rot-Weiss-Essen's protests and gave Ingmar Stempfle a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Rot-Weiss-Essen's Ingmar Stempfle got a free kick in the 97th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Wacker Gotha 1895's Sergio Zsack tried to score from far away in the 98th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Rot-Weiss-Essen's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.