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Oberbenningrath Stad
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Oberbenningrath FC's Stefan Schnellrieder 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. Jorge Manes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vito Wisgalla in the 11th minute of the match. Anton Heidsiek was a little too slow when Stefan Schnellrieder got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 13th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 18th minute, Willi Mühlichen made a precise shot to the right of Anton Heidsiek. Brunnadern FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Lars Rösler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vito Wisgalla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Jorge Manes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 32 played minutes Brunnadern FC got a freekick which was hit by Claudius Boehm. Anton Heidsiek made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lars Rösler in the 36th minute. Artur Weiss charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Artur Weiss the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 41 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Oberbenningrath FC! After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vito Wisgalla to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Willi Mühlichen in the 52nd minute of play forced Brunnadern FC's goalkeeper Anton Heidsiek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Oberbenningrath FC's Willi Mühlichen suffered a concussion in the 54th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. When Claudius Boehm fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Brunnadern FC's protests and gave Claudius Boehm a yellow card for diving instead. Claudius Boehm hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Artur Weiss was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 55th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Anton Heidsiek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lars Rösler, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Lars Rösler scored 3-2 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anton Heidsiek, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Rösler in the 67th minute of play forced Brunnadern FC's goalkeeper Anton Heidsiek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Friedhold Kien charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Friedhold Kien the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Brunnadern FC booed when Oberbenningrath FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Friedhold Kien didn't get a good kick on the ball. Claudius Boehm hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. After having played for 73 minutes, Hippo Faber managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Brunnadern FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hippo Faber was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lars Rösler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 79 minutes into the match, Lars Rösler notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Brunnadern FC's Anton Heidsiek. Anton Heidsiek was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 82 minutes, Lars Rösler managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Oberbenningrath FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lars Rösler was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lars Rösler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anton Heidsiek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lukas Keim in the 89th minute of play. When Juliane Quack came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Brunnadern FC 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 Juliane Quack couldn't finish the play. Lars Rösler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anton Heidsiek having to interfere. Juliane Quack fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jorge Manes having to interfere. Oberbenningrath FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Brunnadern FC for a fine match.