League

Arzberg
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Andy Preil got the match started through his kick off. The attack was good, but when Matthäus Bähr in the 5th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Arzberg's goalkeeper Thomas Schwab, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Matthäus Bähr in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thomas Schwab prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thomas Schwab showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matthäus Bähr, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Thomas Schwab stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Helmut Boschweski's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. Matthäus Bähr received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Thomas Schwab tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 22nd minute of the game. One of Arzberg:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Lochlehen:s goal. Helmut Boschweski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomas Schwab having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Matthäus Bähr's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thomas Schwab was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Peter Prause was out of position in the 34 minute of play, and Andy Preil capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Andy Preil really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. After 42nd play minutes Helmut Boschweski shot 1-2, a short shot which went by Thomas Schwab and just under the crossbar into goal. The Lochlehen fans' excitement grew in the 49th match minute when Lochlehen's Matthäus Bähr looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Matthäus Bähr to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Arzberg's goalkeeper Thomas Schwab had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Helmut Boschweski. When Helmar Picht came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Arzberg 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 Helmar Picht couldn't finish the play. Andy Preil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Helmar Picht managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arzberg's supporters rose to their feet, but Helmar Picht was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Peter Prause breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lochlehen's goalkeeper Peter Prause, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 66th minute, Tim Almer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th match minute, Arzberg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dario Welser to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Lochlehen's Tim-Sebastian Ustorf tried to score from far away in the 75th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. If Helmut Boschweski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 79th minute of the match, Helmut Boschweski got a very nice opportunity to score, but Thomas Schwab was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Arzberg's goalkeeper Thomas Schwab, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 84th match minute, Lochlehen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Helmut Boschweski to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute, Lochlehen's Matthäus Bähr dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-4. Jannick Spreitzer kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matthäus Bähr in the 92nd minute of play forced Arzberg's goalkeeper Thomas Schwab to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Peter Prause made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Helmar Picht in the 98th minute of play. A collision led to Lochlehen getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. David Kupke hit a great ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Lochlehen eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.