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Midnight-Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Claudius van Essen kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute, Oliver Höfgen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 1. FC Hüls fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Vicco Rinnerer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 18 played minutes SpVgg Mittelfranken 73 got a freekick which was hit by Henning Brouwer. Loris Bornemann struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Jakob Berrang didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 1. FC Hüls. Loris Bornemann's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jakob Berrang read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Jakob Berrang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Loris Bornemann, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. A throw-in in the 26th minute of the game was made by Oliver Höfgen with Toralf Eichler as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Vicco Rinnerer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jakob Berrang having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, SpVgg Mittelfranken 73's goal looked a bit too open when Vicco Rinnerer came free, but Jakob Berrang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Loris Bornemann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 37th minute Claudius van Essen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ekkehard Paroth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Loris Bornemann had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jakob Berrang. SpVgg Mittelfranken 73's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Loris Bornemann was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The SpVgg Mittelfranken 73 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. 1. FC Hüls were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Loris Bornemann stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Claudius van Essen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 57 minutes into the game, Claudius van Essen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SpVgg Mittelfranken 73's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 1. FC Hüls the free kick. Claudius van Essen hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Vicco Rinnerer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jakob Berrang having to interfere. Toralf Eichler could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Jakob Berrang made a huge save. Toralf Eichler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jakob Berrang having to interfere. In the 76th minute, Loris Bornemann reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jakob Berrang. The goal made the score 0-3. In the 79th minute, Oliver Höfgen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jakob Berrang made an important save on a dangerous shot by Toralf Eichler in the 81st minute. Loris Bornemann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Jakob Berrang tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in SpVgg Mittelfranken 73's zone, Toralf Eichler stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jakob Berrang came out of the goal and Toralf Eichler tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Toralf Eichler could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Jakob Berrang made a huge save. After having played for 94 minutes, Loris Bornemann managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 1. FC Hüls's supporters crossed their fingers, but Loris Bornemann was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the final whistle sounded 1. FC Hüls left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than SpVgg Mittelfranken 73.