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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Falk Schmermbeck kicked off to start the match. Bonifaz Köddermann in the 4thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Horst Söbbe, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Kersch FC's Horst Söbbe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Kersch FC from getting a goal against them. In the 6th minute Eckard Küfer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horst Söbbe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 8 minutes of play, HBallers FC's Alwin Kraus made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Horst Söbbe was left in no man's land by his defense there! When %teams%'s Erhard Zenner was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 2-0 just inside the left pole, 12 minutes into the game. Horst Söbbe was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. Horst Söbbe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Westerman in the 16th minute of play. Kersch FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Martin Westerman 18 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-0. Falk Schmermbeck received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Orson Brocker tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kersch FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Alwin Kraus 26 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 4-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bonifaz Köddermann got free with Horst Söbbe in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Horst Söbbe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eckard Küfer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 39 minutes into the match, Kersch FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eckard Küfer came free, but Horst Söbbe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute of the match, Martin Westerman tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Horst Söbbe saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eckard Küfer in the 43rd minute of play forced Kersch FC's goalkeeper Horst Söbbe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Horst Söbbe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Westerman in the 46th minute of play. 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.

If Martin Westerman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 53 minutes into the match, Kersch FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alwin Kraus came free, but Horst Söbbe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Falk Schmermbeck in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Orson Brocker saved HBallers FC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alwin Kraus in the 57th minute of play forced Kersch FC's goalkeeper Horst Söbbe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Horst Söbbe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alwin Kraus in the 61st minute of play. In the 63rd minute Alwin Kraus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horst Söbbe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to HBallers FC getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Fritz Schramm hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Falk Schmermbeck in the 66th minute of play forced HBallers FC's goalkeeper Orson Brocker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 68 played minutes HBallers FC got a freekick which was hit by Rainer Knoll. Horst Söbbe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bonifaz Köddermann in the 70th minute of the match. Horst Söbbe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alwin Kraus in the 77th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Kersch FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bonifaz Köddermann came free, but Horst Söbbe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, Falk Schmermbeck had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Orson Brocker. HBallers FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Falk Schmermbeck was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. 82 minutes into the match, Bonifaz Köddermann notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of Kersch FC's Horst Söbbe. Horst Söbbe was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 85 minutes, Rainer Knoll mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the HBallers FC and the Kersch FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rainer Knoll hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Heiko Bärmann made in the 88th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Kersch FC's Niklas Jurk. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Falk Schmermbeck in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Orson Brocker prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Horst Söbbe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bonifaz Köddermann in the 90th minute of play. In the 92nd minute Alwin Kraus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horst Söbbe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Horst Söbbe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Westerman in the 94th minute of play. HBallers FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.