League

Hoyersburg
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Torsten Goiny started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Ostdeutschland booed when Hoyersburg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Helgi Thierle didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ostdeutschland's Benjamin Plank got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Manuel Ratzel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yannik Saager in the 6th minute of the match. 7 minutes into the game, Yannik Saager cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Manuel Ratzel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Manuel Ratzel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benjamin Plank, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manuel Ratzel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yannik Saager in the 15th minute of the match. If Udo Kurth had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manuel Ratzel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Udo Kurth in the 25th minute of the match. In the 26th minute Udo Kurth shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Ratzel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Torsten Goiny recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hansjürgen Fellinger was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 31 minutes into the match. In the 34th minute Udo Kurth shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Ratzel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manuel Ratzel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Udo Kurth in the 35th minute of the match. Manuel Ratzel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michael Rösch in the 36th minute of play. Manuel Ratzel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yannik Saager, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Benjamin Plank had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manuel Ratzel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yannik Saager in the 40th minute of play. Manuel Ratzel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yannik Saager, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. A collision led to Hoyersburg getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Benedikt Koch hit a great ball. Manuel Ratzel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kornelius König, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Michael Rösch stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Manuel Ratzel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michael Rösch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manuel Ratzel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kornelius König in the 55th minute. After 65 played minutes Ostdeutschland got a freekick which was hit by Udo Kurth. Manuel Ratzel was out of position in the 69 minute of play, and Yannik Saager capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Yannik Saager really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. In the 72nd match minute, Ostdeutschland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Udo Kurth to maneuver through the defense. Torsten Goiny charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Torsten Goiny the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Hoyersburg's Torsten Goiny got a free kick in the 73rd minute. With a little luck, Hoyersburg's Manuel Ratzel got control of the ball when Udo Kurth tried to sneak it across the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Michael Rösch notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Hoyersburg's Manuel Ratzel. Manuel Ratzel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, Hoyersburg's Manuel Ratzel got control of the ball when Benjamin Plank tried to sneak it across the goal line. 91 minutes into the game, Helgi Thierle was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hoyersburg's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ostdeutschland the free kick. After 92 played minutes Hugo Wetzel scored with a long sweeping shot just to the left of Manuel Ratzel who was too lazy, 0-5. Ostdeutschland's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.