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Pleitersheim
Spectators: 7405 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 50) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Philipp Fuchtel made the kick off which started today's match. Philipp Fuchtel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Timm Abernett having to interfere. Philipp Fuchtel might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Timm Abernett. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Philipp Fuchtel ran back to his position shaking his head. Fritz Rudolf Bieling received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Jörg Haller tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Timm Abernett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christof Overkamp, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Timm Abernett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christof Overkamp in the 20th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute Manfred Lazarus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jörg Haller saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christof Overkamp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 34 played minutes, Fortuna Ballendorf's Reinhard Sitter shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Timm Abernett came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Fortuna Ballendorf reached it. After a defensive mix-up in fc-augustin's zone, Philipp Fuchtel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Timm Abernett came out of the goal and Philipp Fuchtel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, fc-augustin's Lee Hertl got a free kick in the 38th minute. If Christof Overkamp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jörg Haller showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manfred Lazarus in the 45th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philipp Fuchtel in the 46th minute of play forced fc-augustin's goalkeeper Timm Abernett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jörg Haller made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manfred Lazarus in the 48th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Manfred Lazarus made the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes Fortuna Ballendorf's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lester Lammers who took care of the corner kick. If Fabio Popitz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Christof Overkamp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Philipp Fuchtel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Timm Abernett having to interfere. After 61 played minutes fc-augustin got a freekick which was hit by Lee Hertl. Christof Overkamp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Philipp Fuchtel in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Timm Abernett saved fc-augustin from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manfred Lazarus in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jörg Haller prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Fortuna Ballendorf's Philipp Fuchtel in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye fc-augustin's goalie prevented a goal. Christof Overkamp in the 78thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Timm Abernett, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Manfred Lazarus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Jörg Haller tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Christof Overkamp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute, Fortuna Ballendorf's Philipp Fuchtel dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-1. The audience was convinced that Philipp Fuchtel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Timm Abernett was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. 95 minutes into the game, Lucian Degner was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. fc-augustin's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fortuna Ballendorf the free kick. After 95 played minutes fc-augustin got a freekick which was hit by Lucian Degner. Ambrosius Lunau, 96 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Fortuna Ballendorf's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.