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Loherberg Sportfeld
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. Sergej Maluga started the match with the kick off. Leopold Mach might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Xerxes Hauffen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leopold Mach ran back to his position shaking his head. Heiner Kirchberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergej Maluga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice moves Lars Brüning could shoot a difficult shot in the 7th minute, which Heiner Kirchberg however easily saved by the left post. Leopold Mach received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Xerxes Hauffen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Nathan Malotke came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the AS Tarcia 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 Nathan Malotke couldn't finish the play. The supporters of FC Kusel booed when AS Tarcia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tino Wielert didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC Kusel's Siegfried Hug got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 17th minute, Nolan Bluhm left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AS Tarcia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. AS Tarcia's Heiner Kirchberg proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save AS Tarcia from getting a goal against them. In the 27th minute, FC Kusel's Siegfried Hug seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Siegfried Hug the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FC Kusel protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Siegfried Hug had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 27th match minute, FC Kusel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Siegfried Hug to maneuver through the defense. Lars Brüning's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 32ndth minute, Heiner Kirchberg skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bastiaan Trube during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 34th minute, Bastiaan Trube hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Nathan Malotke managed to get in a good position for a shot. AS Tarcia's supporters rose to their feet, but Nathan Malotke was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Xerxes Hauffen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lars Brüning sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Diego Orth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leopold Mach might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Xerxes Hauffen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leopold Mach ran back to his position shaking his head.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Diego Orth to make the kick off. After 53 minutes FC Kusel's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Diego Orth who took care of the corner kick. AS Tarcia's Diego Orth was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Xerxes Hauffen in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Leopold Mach sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Heiner Kirchberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars Brüning, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lars Brüning sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. AS Tarcia's Heiner Kirchberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Brüning in the 63rd minute of play. AS Tarcia's Heiner Kirchberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bastiaan Trube in the 69th minute of play. AS Tarcia's Heiner Kirchberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Brüning in the 70th minute of play. The supporters of FC Kusel booed when AS Tarcia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leopold Mach didn't get a good kick on the ball. Xerxes Hauffen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Orth, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Xerxes Hauffen made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Nathan Malotke sent off a good shot on target. 87 minutes into the match, FC Kusel's Lars Brüning sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Heiner Kirchberg narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to AS Tarcia getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Leopold Mach hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Diego Orth's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Xerxes Hauffen was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. If Leopold Mach had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.