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Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leo Nauth started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Joachim Töpperwien's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ilja Sieg was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Leo Nauth's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ilja Sieg was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Leo Nauth recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Bahrdorf FC booed when Croatia United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timm Thielmann didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Leo Nauth's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ilja Sieg was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Ilja Sieg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leo Nauth in the 14th minute of play. After 16 minutes Croatia United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hugo Rech who took care of the corner kick. In the 18thth minute of the game Leo Nauth who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Croatia United's Ilja Sieg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 19th minute, Hugo Rech ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ilja Sieg was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 23 minutes into the match, Croatia United's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Nauth came free, but Ilja Sieg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Croatia United's Ilja Sieg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leo Nauth in the 26th minute of play. After 31 minutes, Leo Nauth made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Croatia United's Ilja Sieg tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Bahrdorf FC's Leo Nauth in 38 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Ilja Sieg guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. If Joachim Töpperwien had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 45th minute Leo Nauth shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilja Sieg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Croatia United getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Otfried Schäfer hit a great ball.

When the match had gone on for 51 minutes, Leo Nauth took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Ilja Sieg to make any attempt to save it. 54 minutes into the game, Timm Thielmann was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Croatia United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bahrdorf FC the free kick. A collision led to Croatia United getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Timm Thielmann hit a great ball. Timm Thielmann received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Albert Pradel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bahrdorf FC's Leo Nauth got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Leo Nauth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the Croatia United defense, Joachim Töpperwien kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ilja Sieg. The Croatia United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ilja Sieg should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leo Nauth during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 75th match minute, Bahrdorf FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leo Nauth to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th match minute, Croatia United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cedric Havemann to maneuver through the defense. Ilja Sieg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leo Nauth in the 79th minute. Leo Nauth recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Robin Hörholdt blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ilja Sieg having to make a save. Leo Nauth was extremely unlucky when he, in the 89th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. With his leg Ilja Sieg managed to avoid a goal in the 92ndth minute, when Bahrdorf FC's Leo Nauth fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Leo Nauth might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ilja Sieg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leo Nauth ran back to his position shaking his head. Bahrdorf FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.