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Schalkau Sportfeld
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lando Holl got the match started through his kick off. In the 7th minute, Wim Uhl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thomas Exner's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Philipp Däumichen firmly grabbed it by the left post. Thomas Exner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 15 played minutes Lando Holl rounded RB Hallstadt's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jakob Altliebe in the 30th minute of play forced 1.FC Union Berlin's goalkeeper Hermann Stenger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute of the match, Lando Holl tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Philipp Däumichen saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Philipp Däumichen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lando Holl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice moves Thomas Exner could shoot a difficult shot in the 42nd minute, which Philipp Däumichen however easily saved by the left post. In the 47th minute, RB Hallstadt's Hank Perrey seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Hank Perrey the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of RB Hallstadt protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Hank Perrey had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 47 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for RB Hallstadt! No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Erwin Oppitz was the one to do the kick off. In the 57th minute, Siegfried Rieger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 60th minute Lando Holl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Philipp Däumichen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd minute Thomas Exner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Philipp Däumichen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute Thomas Exner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Philipp Däumichen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Siegfried Rieger came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the RB Hallstadt 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 Siegfried Rieger couldn't finish the play. Philipp Däumichen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thomas Exner in the 78th minute of play. With a little luck, 1.FC Union Berlin's Hermann Stenger got control of the ball when Erwin Oppitz tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to 1.FC Union Berlin getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Artur Schöneweiß hit a great ball. 1.FC Union Berlin's Hermann Stenger proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save 1.FC Union Berlin from getting a goal against them. 93 minutes into the game, Erwin Oppitz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Hermann Stenger was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 1.FC Union Berlin's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.