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Ringelstein Stadion
Spectators: 6729 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Henning Walloch kicked off to start the match. Henning Walloch sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Borussia Dortmund defense, Pankraz Kölzig kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tim Kreissler. The Borussia Dortmund fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tim Kreissler should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Toni Berlingen during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Henning Walloch came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Thalbach 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 Henning Walloch couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Borussia Dortmund's Toni Berlingen got a free kick in the 14th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Henning Walloch in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tim Kreissler saved Borussia Dortmund from getting behind. A collision led to Borussia Dortmund getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Toni Berlingen hit a great ball. Pankraz Kölzig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th match minute, Borussia Dortmund was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leroy Aigner to maneuver through the defense. 28 minutes into the match, Henning Walloch notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Borussia Dortmund's Tim Kreissler. Tim Kreissler was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Borussia Dortmund booed when Thalbach FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wulf Burschick didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Pankraz Kölzig had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The wind increased when Clint Knipprath made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes had been played when some careless play by Thalbach FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Manuel Gemar was slow to take the kick. During this time Borussia Dortmund's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Borussia Dortmund's corner Manuel Gemar fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Maximilian Bromme quite easily take care of the ball. When Markus Zutt fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Thalbach FC's protests and gave Markus Zutt a yellow card for diving instead. In the 54th minute, Markus Zutt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pankraz Kölzig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pankraz Kölzig in the 60thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tim Kreissler, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Lennart Busse fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Borussia Dortmund's protests and gave Lennart Busse a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Thalbach FC booed when Borussia Dortmund was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lennart Busse didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 65 minutes of play Borussia Dortmund's Toni Berlingen was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 66 played minutes Borussia Dortmund got a freekick which was hit by Toni Berlingen. In the 67th minute, Henning Walloch left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Thalbach FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Lennart Busse sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Henning Walloch received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Tim Kreissler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 78th match minute, Thalbach FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Markus Zutt to maneuver through the defense. In the 83rd minute, Helmuth Küntzel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Borussia Dortmund's zone, Henning Walloch stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tim Kreissler came out of the goal and Henning Walloch tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Konrad Hauck's late challenge caught a Borussia Dortmund's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Konrad Hauck helped the player get up and apologised. In the 93rd minute, Konrad Hauck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th minute of the match Helmuth Küntzel shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tim Kreissler showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Thalbach FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.