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Esshoff
Spectators: 6728 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 0) Esshoff's Xavier Oestmann started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Esshoff's Adrian Katz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erik Rösch in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fritz Novak in the 5th minute of play forced Esshoff's goalkeeper Adrian Katz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xavier Oestmann recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Abi Schöneweiß recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 12th minute Abi Schöneweiß shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Virgil Blank saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th minute, Abi Schöneweiß made a precise shot to the right of Virgil Blank. FC Ecki's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Adrian Katz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erik Rösch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Xavier Oestmann came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Esshoff 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 Xavier Oestmann couldn't finish the play. After 21 minutes of play, Esshoff's Xavier Oestmann made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Virgil Blank was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 24 minutes, Xavier Oestmann managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esshoff's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xavier Oestmann was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Erik Rösch scored 2-1 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Adrian Katz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 31 minutes into the match, Esshoff's goal looked a bit too open when Konrad Koellner came free, but Adrian Katz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Xabi Brahms during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fritz Novak in the 34th minute of play forced Esshoff's goalkeeper Adrian Katz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erik Rösch scored 2-3 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Adrian Katz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 44th minute, Fritz Novak left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Ecki fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Erik Rösch was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of FC Ecki booed when Esshoff was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Johannes Dormuth didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Esshoff getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Johannes Dormuth hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Rösch in the 57th minute of play forced Esshoff's goalkeeper Adrian Katz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute, one of Esshoff:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Esshoff. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Rösch in the 63rd minute of play forced Esshoff's goalkeeper Adrian Katz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Erik Rösch came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the FC Ecki 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 Erik Rösch couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fritz Novak got free with Adrian Katz in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fritz Novak got free with Adrian Katz in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 71st minute, Fritz Novak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th minute Erik Rösch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrian Katz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adrian Katz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fritz Novak in the 76th minute. Xavier Oestmann fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Virgil Blank having to interfere. Abi Schöneweiß sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 83rd minute Erik Rösch shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrian Katz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adrian Katz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Konrad Koellner in the 84th minute. Adrian Katz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erik Rösch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adrian Katz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Trenker in the 87th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Esshoff's goalkeeper Adrian Katz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Xabi Brahms. After 93 played minutes FC Ecki got a freekick which was hit by Konrad Koellner. After a defensive mix-up in FC Ecki's zone, Abi Schöneweiß stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Virgil Blank came out of the goal and Abi Schöneweiß tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FC Ecki walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.