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Knottingley Stadium
Spectators: 7260 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1250, VIP seats: 10) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kevin Tschenett took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 6 played minutes Green United got a freekick which was hit by Bernd Ryffel. 7 minutes into the game, Laurin Roch was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Black Town's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Green United the free kick. A collision led to Black Town getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Laurin Roch hit a great ball. Nico Rietzler scored 0-1 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fabio Hoop, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Manuel Griechting hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. 21 minutes into the match, Black Town's goal looked a bit too open when Nico Rietzler came free, but Fabio Hoop reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 22 minutes of play, Green United's Rainer Hörmann made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fabio Hoop was left in no man's land by his defense there! Armando Kupnik kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Kevin Wehrle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Tschenett in the 28th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Manuel Griechting managed to get in a good position for a shot. Green United's supporters rose to their feet, but Manuel Griechting was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabio Hoop breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Kevin Tschenett came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Black Town 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 Kevin Tschenett couldn't finish the play. Fabio Hoop showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Griechting, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 46th minute, Benno Burtscher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rainer Hörmann was the one to do the kick off. Black Town's Gerd Eberle got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Green United's Kevin Wehrle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kevin Tschenett in the 53rd minute of play. In the 54th minute, Nico Rietzler made a precise shot to the right of Fabio Hoop. Black Town's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 62nd match minute, Black Town was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roger Topcu to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute, Kevin Tschenett ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kevin Wehrle was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Kevin Wehrle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Tschenett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kevin Tschenett in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kevin Wehrle prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 74th minute Black Town were awarded a corner. Gerd Eberle went to the cornerflag to take it. Black Town's Gerd Eberle was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Kevin Wehrle in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 82nd minute, Bernd Ryffel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 83 minutes into the match, Black Town's Kevin Tschenett sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kevin Wehrle narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Manuel Griechting managed to get in a good position for a shot. Green United's supporters rose to their feet, but Manuel Griechting was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabio Hoop breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 87th match minute, Black Town was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laurin Roch to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Etienne Maierhans in the 94th minute of play forced Green United's goalkeeper Kevin Wehrle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Green United walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.