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Heinrichshöhe Stadio
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Takeshi Lank took the kick off in the first half of the match. FC Groucho's Mirko Borgwardt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Takeshi Lank in the 4th minute of play. In the 5th minute, FC Groucho's Dominik Clemens ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Edmund Kugler. Edmund Kugler yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Johannes Gronau 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. With a little luck, VfB Stuttgart's Edmund Kugler got control of the ball when Endrik Unsöld tried to sneak it across the goal line. Takeshi Lank might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mirko Borgwardt. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Takeshi Lank ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 28th minute Anselm Brenner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mirko Borgwardt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th match minute, FC Groucho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wolfgang Kieß to maneuver through the defense. In the 33rd minute, Yann Loos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Takeshi Lank fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mirko Borgwardt having to interfere. 40 minutes into the game, VfB Stuttgart's Takeshi Lank nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mirko Borgwardt made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Moritz Stockbauer's late challenge caught a VfB Stuttgart's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Moritz Stockbauer helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, FC Groucho's Moritz Stockbauer got a free kick in the 47th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

A collision led to FC Groucho getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Dominik Clemens hit a great ball. 52 minutes into the game, Anselm Brenner was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. VfB Stuttgart's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Groucho the free kick. In the 52nd minute, Anselm Brenner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dominik Clemens took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Edmund Kugler. Edmund Kugler dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. After 67 minutes, Yann Loos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Groucho and the VfB Stuttgart players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 67th match minute, FC Groucho was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yann Loos to maneuver through the defense. Alto Parlik hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Theodor Dettmar from long distance, 73 minutes into the match, got Mirko Borgwardt's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Wolfgang Kieß managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Groucho's supporters rose to their feet, but Wolfgang Kieß was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edmund Kugler breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Endrik Unsöld in the 80th minute of play forced VfB Stuttgart's goalkeeper Edmund Kugler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the match, FC Groucho's goalkeeper Mirko Borgwardt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Takeshi Lank. If Wolfgang Kieß had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Groucho's Dominik Clemens got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FC Groucho's Dominik Clemens got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, FC Groucho's Mirko Borgwardt got control of the ball when Theodor Dettmar tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.