League

ILLYRIA
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) Schönhof's Heiko Schommer started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, Illyria's Sjard Kucz got a free kick in the 8th minute. In the 9th minute of the match Volker Hog-Heidel shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Benjamin Zentner showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Benjamin Zentner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Heiko Schommer, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 21 minutes into the match, Illyria's goal looked a bit too open when Janek Winkelmann came free, but Benjamin Zentner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robert Oßwald struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Ken Leitner didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Illyria. Benjamin Zentner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Heiko Schommer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Heiko Schommer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Benjamin Zentner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Benjamin Zentner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dominik Bakker, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. The supporters of Schönhof booed when Illyria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sjard Kucz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Illyria's goalkeeper Benjamin Zentner, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dominik Bakker in the 31st minute of play forced Illyria's goalkeeper Benjamin Zentner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Heiko Schommer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benjamin Zentner having to interfere. In the 40th minute, Dominik Bakker got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Heiko Schommer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benjamin Zentner having to interfere. In the 47th minute of the match Volker Hog-Heidel shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Benjamin Zentner showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Robert Oßwald to make the kick off. Benjamin Zentner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Botho Scherzer, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After 56 minutes of play, Schönhof's Dominik Bakker made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benjamin Zentner was left in no man's land by his defense there! Benjamin Zentner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Heiko Schommer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dominik Bakker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benjamin Zentner having to interfere. In the 77th minute of the match José Bernhardt sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Benjamin Zentner skillfully saved the ball. Cecil Reinke hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Benjamin Zentner didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dominik Bakker went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 91 minutes into the match, Illyria's goalkeeper Benjamin Zentner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dominik Bakker. Heiko Schommer was extremely unlucky when he, in the 92nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Heiko Schommer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Schönhof's supporters rose to their feet, but Heiko Schommer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Benjamin Zentner breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match was over Schönhof could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Illyria throughout the match.