Waldstadion
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ole Quint kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Ron Betzweiler hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 5 minutes into the game, Enriko Legler was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Neuhofer FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gräfingd the free kick. A collision led to Neuhofer FC getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Enriko Legler hit a great ball. Tim Ehses took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ole Quint, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Neuhofer FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Abdel Schöpf hit a great ball. In the 9th minute of the match Ole Quint shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tim Ehses showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Marcus Senkel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Ole Quint managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gräfingd's supporters rose to their feet, but Ole Quint was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tim Ehses breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tim Ehses showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matti Renn, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Neuhofer FC's zone, Ole Quint stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tim Ehses came out of the goal and Ole Quint tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Matti Renn received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Tim Ehses tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 34 minutes into the match, Gräfingd's goalkeeper Rainer Wulf had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcus Senkel. After 35 played minutes Neuhofer FC's Marcus Senkel stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Rainer Wulf stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Gräfingd of the goal. Tim Ehses showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matti Renn in the 38th minute of the match. If Marcus Senkel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hendrik Gersdorff took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 45th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Tim Ehses. Neuhofer FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Peter-Michael Bock stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th match minute, Neuhofer FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andi von Kirschbaum to maneuver through the defense. When Matti Renn fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gräfingd's protests and gave Matti Renn a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Gräfingd's Matti Renn got a free kick in the 57th minute. Enriko Legler kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Hendrik Gersdorff 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. 64 minutes into the match, Neuhofer FC's goalkeeper Tim Ehses had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Matti Renn. Matti Renn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 67th minute, Ole Quint 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. When Hendrik Gersdorff came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Gräfingd fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hendrik Gersdorff couldn't finish the play. 71 minutes into the match, Neuhofer FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ole Quint came free, but Tim Ehses reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, Gräfingd's goal looked a bit too open when Marcus Senkel came free, but Rainer Wulf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ron Betzweiler struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Rainer Wulf didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Neuhofer FC. After 82 played minutes Neuhofer FC got a freekick which was hit by Andi von Kirschbaum. After a defensive mix-up in Neuhofer FC's zone, Ole Quint stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tim Ehses came out of the goal and Ole Quint tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Neuhofer FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 93rd minute, when Ole Quint scored to the left of an out of position Tim Ehses, making the score, 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Matti Renn got free with Tim Ehses in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gräfingd played a much better game than Neuhofer FC and deserved their victory. The Neuhofer FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.
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