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Selchenbach
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Till Drostel got the match started through his kick off. Konstantin Unger's late challenge caught a Schlierbach FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Konstantin Unger helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Selchenbach FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Konstantin Unger hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Selchenbach FC's zone, Helge Heitland stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Simeon Pecha came out of the goal and Helge Heitland tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 8 minutes into the game, Bodo Hartwig was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Schlierbach FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Selchenbach FC the free kick. After 8 played minutes Schlierbach FC got a freekick which was hit by Bodo Hartwig. Konstantin Unger was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 10th minute. Selchenbach FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Karsten Schrader received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Detlef Morgenroth tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thilo Heinrichs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 21 minutes, Thilo Heinrichs managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Schlierbach FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thilo Heinrichs was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Detlef Morgenroth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Till Drostel, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. With a little luck, Schlierbach FC's Detlef Morgenroth got control of the ball when Karsten Schrader tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thilo Heinrichs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simeon Pecha having to interfere. Detlef Morgenroth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstantin Unger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Till Drostel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Detlef Morgenroth having to interfere. After 36 minutes, Adam Dunskus mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Selchenbach FC and the Schlierbach FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Schlierbach FC's Thilo Heinrichs got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Bodo Hartwig had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 45th minute Till Drostel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Detlef Morgenroth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Thilo Heinrichs was the one to do the kick off. If Thilo Heinrichs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thilo Heinrichs blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Simeon Pecha having to make a save. Till Drostel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Detlef Morgenroth tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 70 minutes, Till Drostel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Selchenbach FC and the Schlierbach FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Selchenbach FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Till Drostel hit a great ball. If Thilo Heinrichs had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thilo Heinrichs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simeon Pecha having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karsten Schrader in the 84th minute of play forced Schlierbach FC's goalkeeper Detlef Morgenroth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bodo Hartwig in the 87th minute of play forced Selchenbach FC's goalkeeper Simeon Pecha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute, Adam Dunskus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 91 minutes, Thilo Heinrichs managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Schlierbach FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thilo Heinrichs was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.