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Pedro Bidegain
Spectators: 7455 (Terracing: 5592, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Kerzenheim's Silvester Schaumer started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Kerzenheim getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Silvester Schaumer hit a great ball. Arpad Keidel made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Claus Nomayo sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Philipp Baes during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of FC Würzburger Kickers booed when Kerzenheim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Philipp Baes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arpad Keidel was a little too slow when Hellmut Balterschütz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 11th minute. The score was now 1-0. Arpad Keidel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hellmut Balterschütz, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvester Schaumer in the 19th minute of play forced FC Würzburger Kickers's goalkeeper Lou Rockstein to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rüdiger Traband in the 21st minute of play forced FC Würzburger Kickers's goalkeeper Lou Rockstein to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lou Rockstein showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rüdiger Traband in the 28th minute of the match. Arpad Keidel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hellmut Balterschütz in the 29th minute of the match. Claus Nomayo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Arpad Keidel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the FC Würzburger Kickers defense, Philipp Baes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lou Rockstein. The FC Würzburger Kickers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lou Rockstein should have stopped the shot. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Würzburger Kickers's goalkeeper Lou Rockstein, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 39 minutes, Silvester Schaumer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kerzenheim's supporters crossed their fingers, but Silvester Schaumer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Rüdiger Traband fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lou Rockstein having to interfere. FC Würzburger Kickers's Lou Rockstein played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvester Schaumer in the 54th minute of play. Claus Nomayo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hellmut Balterschütz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arpad Keidel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claus Nomayo, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After a rather tough play, Kerzenheim's Nikolaus Raab got a free kick in the 75th minute. Lou Rockstein made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Rüdiger Traband sent off a good shot on target. 77 minutes into the game, Eggert Bleiziffer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Würzburger Kickers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kerzenheim the free kick. In the 78th minute, Eggert Bleiziffer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lou Rockstein took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvester Schaumer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 85 minutes into the match, Kerzenheim's goal looked a bit too open when Hellmut Balterschütz came free, but Arpad Keidel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th minute Hellmut Balterschütz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arpad Keidel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Hellmut Balterschütz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arpad Keidel was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Arpad Keidel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hellmut Balterschütz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvester Schaumer in the 95th minute of play forced FC Würzburger Kickers's goalkeeper Lou Rockstein to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arpad Keidel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claus Nomayo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kerzenheim's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.