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ESV Fortuna Celle
Spectators: 7339 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 100) Stephan Ellermann fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jan Kratz having to interfere. Jan Kratz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dieter Schnitzler, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. 14 minutes into the game, Karl Ertl cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Steffen Redda was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Joachim Ottmar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Jan Kratz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Achim Schollenberger managed to get in a good position for a shot. ESV Fortuna Celle's supporters rose to their feet, but Achim Schollenberger was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jan Kratz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 25 minutes into the match, Stephan Ellermann had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jan Kratz. Westerhofen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stephan Ellermann was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Karl Ertl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Steffen Redda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Wilhelm Schepoll kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Jan Kratz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dieter Schnitzler in the 33rd minute of play. A collision led to ESV Fortuna Celle getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Pinkus Jungbauer hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl Ertl in the 38th minute of play forced ESV Fortuna Celle's goalkeeper Steffen Redda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Joachim Ottmar notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Westerhofen's Jan Kratz. Jan Kratz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Wilhelm Schepoll sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 45th minute, Karl Ertl got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With 48 minutes on the clock, Guido Beekhuis commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 47th minute of the game. One of ESV Fortuna Celle:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Westerhofen:s goal. The referee gave Westerhofen a penalty, 51 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Sepp Holletschek, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of ESV Fortuna Celle's Steffen Redda. 2-2. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Karl Ertl stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 59 minutes, Kamil Zettel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ESV Fortuna Celle's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kamil Zettel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Steffen Redda made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wilhelm Schepoll in the 61st minute. 62 minutes into the match, ESV Fortuna Celle's goalkeeper Steffen Redda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Richard Krimm. Jakob Humpich who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 64thth minute tested the skills of Steffen Redda when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 64th match minute, ESV Fortuna Celle was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joachim Ottmar to maneuver through the defense. 67 minutes into the match, ESV Fortuna Celle's goalkeeper Steffen Redda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Richard Krimm. ESV Fortuna Celle's Kamil Zettel got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jan Kratz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stephan Ellermann in the 71st minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, Stephan Ellermann had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jan Kratz. Westerhofen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stephan Ellermann was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl Ertl in the 76th minute of play forced ESV Fortuna Celle's goalkeeper Steffen Redda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, ESV Fortuna Celle's Steffen Redda got control of the ball when Richard Krimm tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jakob Humpich who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 79thth minute tested the skills of Steffen Redda when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Stephan Ellermann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Stephan Ellermann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 87 played minutes ESV Fortuna Celle got a freekick which was hit by Kamil Zettel. Steffen Redda made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Jakob Humpich sent off a good shot on target. Jan Kratz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stephan Ellermann in the 91st minute of play. Wilhelm Schepoll scored 3-3 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Steffen Redda, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Stephan Ellermann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Jan Kratz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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.