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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Martin Westerman got the match started through his kick off. 10 minutes into the match, Breit's goalkeeper Hellmut Zahnleiter had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bonifaz Köddermann. The audience was convinced that Martin Westerman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hellmut Zahnleiter was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. In a very dangerous position, a player in Breit fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 14th minute. Penalty! Heiko Bärmann placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! An unexpectedly hard shot by Heinz Kohnen in the 18th minute of play forced HBallers FC's goalkeeper Orson Brocker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hellmut Zahnleiter took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Westerman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute Jörg Stager shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orson Brocker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hellmut Zahnleiter was out of position in the 31 minute of play, and Martin Westerman capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Martin Westerman really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Martin Westerman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bonifaz Köddermann got free with Hellmut Zahnleiter in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hellmut Zahnleiter stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bonifaz Köddermann's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. In the 39th minute, Martin Westerman got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Bonifaz Köddermann struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Hellmut Zahnleiter didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for HBallers FC. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Raimund Nowak made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Breit's Oliver Rädle got a free kick in the 54th minute. Bonifaz Köddermann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Hellmut Zahnleiter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 64th minute, Breit's Oliver Rädle seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Oliver Rädle the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Breit protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Oliver Rädle had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Breit fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 64th minute. Penalty! The referee gave HBallers FC a penalty, 66 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Heiko Bärmann, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Breit's Hellmut Zahnleiter. 3-0. After 70 played minutes Breit got a freekick which was hit by Hermann Appel. In the 72nd minute Martin Westerman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hellmut Zahnleiter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 76 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Bonifaz Köddermann sped through Breit's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Hellmut Zahnleiter. Hellmut Zahnleiter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Westerman in the 81st minute of play. Martin Westerman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Hellmut Zahnleiter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Martin Westerman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hellmut Zahnleiter read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. Bonifaz Köddermann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Hellmut Zahnleiter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Martin Westerman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Martin Westerman blasted a shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hellmut Zahnleiter having to make a save. HBallers FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.