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Konoha Gakure
Spectators: 7686 (Terracing: 5765, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Justus Albers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tom Sänger having to interfere. Tom Sänger made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Florian Eberts sent off a good shot on target. When Justus Albers came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Naruto san 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 Justus Albers couldn't finish the play. If Timo Riessle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 15 minutes, Timo Riessle managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Plomberg's supporters crossed their fingers, but Timo Riessle was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Steffen Baumann's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Phillip Scharf read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Steffen Baumann had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Phillip Scharf. Naruto san's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Steffen Baumann was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Florian Eberts charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Florian Eberts the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 46th match minute, Naruto san was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florian Eberts to maneuver through the defense. Steffen Baumann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Phillip Scharf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Justus Albers to strike the kick off in the second half. Steffen Baumann recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Naruto san's goalkeeper Phillip Scharf, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 58 minutes into the match, Naruto san's goal looked a bit too open when Steffen Baumann came free, but Phillip Scharf reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Plomberg's goalkeeper Tom Sänger, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 63rd minute, one of Naruto san: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 Naruto san. Steffen Baumann recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Timo Riessle came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Plomberg 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 Timo Riessle couldn't finish the play. Naruto san's Florian Eberts got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Phillip Scharf took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Steffen Baumann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Naruto san's Armin Urban got a free kick in the 87th minute. Steffen Baumann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Phillip Scharf tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Justus Albers managed to get in a good position for a shot. Naruto san's supporters rose to their feet, but Justus Albers was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tom Sänger breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 98th match minute, Naruto san was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armin Urban to maneuver through the defense. The Naruto san fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Plomberg were clearly better and deserved to take the win.