League

Euro Arena
Spectators: 6611 (Terracing: 5111, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Xaver Franz started the match with the kick off. Xaver Franz in the 3rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gerold Grenzhäuser, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a little luck, Mertesdorf FC's Gerold Grenzhäuser got control of the ball when Xaver Franz tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 6 minutes, Ben Kohlenbrenner mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mertesdorf FC and the Borussia Dortmund BVB 09 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 6th minute, Ben Kohlenbrenner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Borussia Dortmund BVB 09 getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Utz Amann hit a great ball. 11 minutes into the match, Mertesdorf FC's Tarkan Buch sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Silvio Jatsu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 14th minute, Anselm Lazarus made a precise shot to the right of Gerold Grenzhäuser. Mertesdorf FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. After 18 minutes, Tarkan Buch mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mertesdorf FC and the Borussia Dortmund BVB 09 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tarkan Buch hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Gerold Grenzhäuser successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 26th match minute, Mertesdorf FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stephan Tiggelkamp to maneuver through the defense. Gerold Grenzhäuser showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elder Magalhães, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 39th match minute, Borussia Dortmund BVB 09 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elder Magalhães to maneuver through the defense. The referee felt a red card was in order, 43 minutes into the game, when Luz Jonen put in a rough tackle. In the 43rd minute, one of Borussia Dortmund BVB 09:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Borussia Dortmund BVB 09. 45 minutes into the game, Mertesdorf FC's Jo Kress nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Silvio Jatsu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tarkan Buch to strike the kick off in the second half. Mertesdorf FC's Gerold Grenzhäuser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Stratmann in the 52nd minute of play. With his leg Silvio Jatsu managed to avoid a goal in the 53rdth minute, when Mertesdorf FC's Tarkan Buch fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Christian Stratmann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 59 minutes into the match, Mertesdorf FC's goal looked a bit too open when Xaver Franz came free, but Gerold Grenzhäuser reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Xaver Franz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gerold Grenzhäuser was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. In the 67th minute, Tarkan Buch reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Silvio Jatsu. The goal made the score 2-2. Chris Ferner received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Silvio Jatsu came out and tried to block the shot, but Chris Ferner slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 76th minute. Silvio Jatsu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tarkan Buch in the 79th minute. Xaver Franz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gerold Grenzhäuser having to make a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Herwig Meissner during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in Mertesdorf FC's zone, Christian Stratmann stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gerold Grenzhäuser came out of the goal and Christian Stratmann tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tarkan Buch could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Silvio Jatsu made a huge save. Tarkan Buch could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Silvio Jatsu made a huge save.