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Völklingen
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. Timotheus Bednar started the match with the kick off. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 2nd minute of the game. One of VfB Stuttgart:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Villingen-Schweninngen SV:s goal. Henning Rennicke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvester Faber in the 16th minute of play. Niccolo Hauffen charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Niccolo Hauffen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of VfB Stuttgart booed when Villingen-Schweninngen SV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niccolo Hauffen didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 20th minute, Silvester Faber 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. After having played for 23 minutes, Erk Grytz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Villingen-Schweninngen SV's supporters crossed their fingers, but Erk Grytz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rocky Berger kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. VfB Stuttgart's Wolfram Malz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lutger Weibler in the 26th minute of play. In the 29th minute of the match, Lutger Weibler tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Wolfram Malz saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Silvester Faber fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Henning Rennicke having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in VfB Stuttgart's zone, Lutger Weibler stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wolfram Malz came out of the goal and Lutger Weibler tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Villingen-Schweninngen SV booed when VfB Stuttgart was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chris Lenßen didn't get a good kick on the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lutger Weibler made a kick off. Wolfram Malz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lutger Weibler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wolfram Malz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Erk Grytz's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lutger Weibler in the 62nd minute of play forced VfB Stuttgart's goalkeeper Wolfram Malz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of VfB Stuttgart booed when Villingen-Schweninngen SV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Niccolo Hauffen didn't get a good kick on the ball. VfB Stuttgart's Wolfram Malz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erk Grytz in the 74th minute of play. If Erk Grytz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Lutger Weibler's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wolfram Malz was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. VfB Stuttgart's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.