League

Westfalenstadion
Spectators: 7516 (Terracing: 5638, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sergej Maluga got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, KF Tirana 2.0's Peter Nagel got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Sergej Maluga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sergej Maluga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Volker Quoos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Brüning in the 13th minute of play forced KF Tirana 2.0's goalkeeper Volker Quoos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joachim Reb hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sergej Maluga in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Volker Quoos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 23 minutes into the match, KF Tirana 2.0's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Brüning came free, but Volker Quoos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Volker Quoos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernd Scholze in the 24th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC Kusel's Bastiaan Trube got a free kick in the 26th minute. Volker Quoos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergej Maluga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When FC Kusel's Sergej Maluga in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KF Tirana 2.0's goalie prevented a goal. Volker Quoos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lars Brüning in the 34th minute of play. Lars Brüning fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Volker Quoos having to interfere. In the 42nd minute, Bernd Scholze hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Volker Quoos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergej Maluga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Frithjof Hasselbach to strike the kick off in the second half. KF Tirana 2.0's Gereon Junker got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. KF Tirana 2.0's Frithjof Hasselbach got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bernd Scholze could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Volker Quoos made a huge save. KF Tirana 2.0's Volker Quoos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save KF Tirana 2.0 from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lars Brüning got free with Volker Quoos in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Volker Quoos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergej Maluga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. KF Tirana 2.0's defense didn't have a chance, in the 66th minute, when Bernd Scholze scored to the left of an out of position Volker Quoos, making the score, 0-2. Lars Brüning could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Volker Quoos made a huge save. Bernd Scholze received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Volker Quoos came out and tried to block the shot, but Bernd Scholze slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 74th minute. In the 79thth minute of the game Gereon Junker who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Kusel's Xerxes Hauffen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Volker Quoos made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Bernd Scholze sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bastiaan Trube in the 82nd minute of play forced KF Tirana 2.0's goalkeeper Volker Quoos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute of the match, Bastiaan Trube tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Volker Quoos saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gereon Junker in the 86th minute of play forced FC Kusel's goalkeeper Xerxes Hauffen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Volker Quoos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergej Maluga in the 91st minute of the match. Gereon Junker recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Frithjof Hasselbach managed to get in a good position for a shot. KF Tirana 2.0's supporters rose to their feet, but Frithjof Hasselbach was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Xerxes Hauffen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. FC Kusel'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.