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B-wood Arena
Spectators: 7458 (Terracing: 5594, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) FC Bernhardswald's Lennard Meidel 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. If Erik Franke had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Erik Franke had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Erik Franke sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Graf Bernhard zur Lippe's Marko Ebenfeld got control of the ball when Mark Brouwer tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lennard Meidel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Edmund Weiss recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Edmund Weiss managed to get in a good position for a shot. Graf Bernhard zur Lippe's supporters rose to their feet, but Edmund Weiss was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nolan Waldner breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Bernhardswald's Mark Brouwer slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marko Ebenfeld. That made the score 1-0 after 32 minutes of play. 36 minutes into the match, FC Bernhardswald's goal looked a bit too open when Erik Franke came free, but Nolan Waldner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edmund Weiss fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nolan Waldner having to interfere. Erik Franke fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nolan Waldner having to interfere. Nolan Waldner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erik Franke, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Ilja Schaper fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Graf Bernhard zur Lippe's protests and gave Ilja Schaper a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Graf Bernhard zur Lippe getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Ilja Schaper hit a great ball. FC Bernhardswald's Lennard Meidel got a good chance for a goal in the 49th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Edmund Weiss made the kick off in the second half. Marko Ebenfeld showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lennard Meidel in the 55th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lennard Meidel during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 58 played minutes FC Bernhardswald got a freekick which was hit by Lennard Meidel. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erik Franke got free with Nolan Waldner in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Bernhardswald fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 65th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 66 minutes, Graf Bernhard zur Lippe's Werner Borgelt got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Nolan Waldner. The nice shot from Erik Franke in the 70thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Nolan Waldner had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. When Rafael Maurer fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Graf Bernhard zur Lippe's protests and gave Rafael Maurer a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of FC Bernhardswald booed when Graf Bernhard zur Lippe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafael Maurer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nolan Waldner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmund Weiss in the 91st minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Lennard Meidel 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. Jean Brossart hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Graf Bernhard zur Lippe's zone, Lennard Meidel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marko Ebenfeld came out of the goal and Lennard Meidel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Graf Bernhard zur Lippe players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented FC Bernhardswald from taking control. The game ends in a draw.