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Brehna Sportpark
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dick Belzner made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes into the game, Brehna's Lutger von der Beck nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jaro Niederhellmann made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 7th minute, Philipp Gomminginger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Birke in the 9th minute of play forced 1.FC Magdeburg's goalkeeper Jaro Niederhellmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Brehna getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Lutger von der Beck hit a great ball. Dick Belzner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Dick Belzner came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the 1.FC Magdeburg 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 Dick Belzner couldn't finish the play. In the 23rd minute, Hardi Feistl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, 1.FC Magdeburg's Barry Borchmann got a free kick in the 30th minute. After a rather tough play, 1.FC Magdeburg's Renzo Merkmann got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After 37 minutes of play, Brehna's Lutger von der Beck made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jaro Niederhellmann was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in 1.FC Magdeburg's zone, Arne Meyer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jaro Niederhellmann came out of the goal and Arne Meyer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of 1.FC Magdeburg booed when Brehna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Birke didn't get a good kick on the ball. 1.FC Magdeburg's defense didn't have a chance, in the 47th minute, when Arne Meyer scored to the left of an out of position Jaro Niederhellmann, making the score, 3-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arne Meyer made a kick off. A collision led to Brehna getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Martin Birke hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Arnim Appelt could shoot a difficult shot in the 61st minute, which Sven Fechter however easily saved by the left post. Sven Fechter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Renzo Merkmann, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. In the 64th minute of the match 1.FC Magdeburg got a corner. Brehna's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arnim Appelt ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 66th minute Einar Sell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jaro Niederhellmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th match minute, Brehna was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lutger von der Beck to maneuver through the defense. Eduard Werner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Jaro Niederhellmann tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Dick Belzner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Johannes-Markus Howeg hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. If Kay Sülzner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Arne Meyer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to 1.FC Magdeburg getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Renzo Merkmann hit a great ball. If Arne Meyer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 97th minute, Arne Meyer made a precise shot to the right of Jaro Niederhellmann. 1.FC Magdeburg's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the 1.FC Magdeburg players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Brehna.