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Wattenscheid Arena
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Christoph Kaufhold made the kick off which started today's match. Jan Birmes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Zlatko Rüppel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 5 played minutes WATTENSCHEID got a freekick which was hit by Sven Heintz. If Christoph Kaufhold had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Hillsbach booed when WATTENSCHEID was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Pleve didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hillsbach's Zlatko Rüppel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Hillsbach from getting a goal against them. WATTENSCHEID's Richard Thieltges played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alois Zwingel in the 18th minute of play. Christoph Kaufhold who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 20thth minute tested the skills of Zlatko Rüppel when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 22 minutes into the match, Christoph Kaufhold notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Hillsbach's Zlatko Rüppel. Zlatko Rüppel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, Hillsbach's Zlatko Rüppel got control of the ball when Christoph Kaufhold tried to sneak it across the goal line. Christoph Kaufhold received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Zlatko Rüppel came out and tried to block the shot, but Christoph Kaufhold slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 26th minute. Christoph Kaufhold's late challenge caught a Hillsbach's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Christoph Kaufhold helped the player get up and apologised. Christoph Kaufhold hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. 31 minutes into the match, Hillsbach's goalkeeper Zlatko Rüppel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christoph Kaufhold. When WATTENSCHEID's Jan Birmes in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hillsbach's goalie prevented a goal. 39 minutes into the match, Hillsbach's goalkeeper Zlatko Rüppel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christoph Kaufhold. Zlatko Rüppel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christoph Kaufhold, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jan Birmes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Zlatko Rüppel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Richard Thieltges showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octavian Koppermann, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

WATTENSCHEID's Richard Thieltges proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save WATTENSCHEID from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andrew Seidel during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 71st minute, Andrew Seidel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jan Birmes might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zlatko Rüppel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jan Birmes ran back to his position shaking his head. When WATTENSCHEID's Christoph Kaufhold in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hillsbach's goalie prevented a goal. If Alois Zwingel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christoph Kaufhold sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 85thth minute of the game Christoph Kaufhold who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hillsbach's Zlatko Rüppel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 86 played minutes WATTENSCHEID got a freekick which was hit by Niels Tempel. 88 minutes into the game, WATTENSCHEID's Jan Birmes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zlatko Rüppel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. WATTENSCHEID's Richard Thieltges played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alois Zwingel in the 93rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Christoph Kaufhold's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zlatko Rüppel was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. There was no doubt that WATTENSCHEID were the better team. WATTENSCHEID's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.