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Knipex Arena
Spectators: 5740 (Terracing: 4740, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Volker Gehb took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 played minutes F.K. SRBIJA got a freekick which was hit by Krister Badde. Henrike Korsus in the 4thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Erich Töpfer, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Horst Erler hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. F.K. SRBIJA's Johannes Zantke couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 6th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for AEK Wuppertal. F.K. SRBIJA's Erich Töpfer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Volker Gehb in the 11th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, F.K. SRBIJA's goal looked a bit too open when Erik Schmid came free, but Erich Töpfer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Horst Erler took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Erich Töpfer. Erich Töpfer dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. When Volker Gehb came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the AEK Wuppertal 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 Volker Gehb couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Horst Erler during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to AEK Wuppertal getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Horst Erler hit a great ball. Volker Gehb sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Volker Gehb in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erich Töpfer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 47th minute Arne Scheller shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dominik Kluck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

If Henrike Korsus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. F.K. SRBIJA's Erich Töpfer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horst Erler in the 60th minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, F.K. SRBIJA's goal looked a bit too open when Henrike Korsus came free, but Erich Töpfer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Krister Badde struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Dominik Kluck didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for F.K. SRBIJA. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arne Scheller got free with Dominik Kluck in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 68 minutes into the match, Henrike Korsus notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of F.K. SRBIJA's Erich Töpfer. Erich Töpfer was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Krister Badde received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dominik Kluck came out and tried to block the shot, but Krister Badde slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 75th minute. Erich Töpfer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henrike Korsus in the 78th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute of the match, Krister Badde tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Dominik Kluck saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Henrike Korsus struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Erich Töpfer didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AEK Wuppertal.