League

Loherberg Sportfeld
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Kurt Kranz started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Karsten Köllner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergej Maluga, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 8 minutes in the game, Sergej Maluga fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Karsten Köllner having to interfere. 9 minutes into the match, Reaper crew's goal looked a bit too open when Sergej Maluga came free, but Karsten Köllner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edmund Glomb hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Lars Brüning blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Karsten Köllner having to make a save. In the 13th minute, Sergej Maluga 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. 15 minutes into the match, Lars Brüning notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Reaper crew's Karsten Köllner. Karsten Köllner was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Xerxes Hauffen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kurt Kranz, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Erhard Jägel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 24th minute of the match, Sergej Maluga tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Karsten Köllner saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 26 played minutes, FC Kusel's Björn Jensch shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Karsten Köllner 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 FC Kusel reached it. After some careless play in the FC Kusel defense, Erhard Jägel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Xerxes Hauffen. The FC Kusel fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Xerxes Hauffen should have stopped the shot. Sergej Maluga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 36th minute, Sergej Maluga reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Karsten Köllner. The goal made the score 2-1. When Eike Kamieth fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Reaper crew's protests and gave Eike Kamieth a yellow card for diving instead. In the 42nd match minute, Reaper crew was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eike Kamieth to maneuver through the defense. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sergej Maluga was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Sergej Maluga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Karsten Köllner was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. FC Kusel's Xerxes Hauffen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurt Kranz in the 57th minute of play. Lars Brüning sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karsten Köllner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lars Brüning in the 61st minute of the match. Karsten Köllner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergej Maluga, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Karsten Köllner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergej Maluga, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 69th minute, Lars Brüning made a precise shot to the right of Karsten Köllner. Reaper crew's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. When Franz Liebens fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Reaper crew's protests and gave Franz Liebens a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of FC Kusel booed when Reaper crew was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Franz Liebens didn't get a good kick on the ball. 76 minutes had been played when some careless play by Reaper crew's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Siegfried Hug was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Kusel's players had a chance to rest. At last the ball reached Bastiaan Trube at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Reaper crew. 5-1. Sergej Maluga scored 6-1 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Karsten Köllner, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 85 minutes into the match, Reaper crew's goal looked a bit too open when Sergej Maluga came free, but Karsten Köllner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lars Brüning in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Karsten Köllner saved Reaper crew from getting behind. Sergej Maluga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. FC Kusel's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.