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Müngerdorfer Stadion
Spectators: 9274 (Terracing: 6957, Seating: 2133, VIP seats: 184) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fu Sen Yi made the kick off which started today's match. After 4 played minutes Hemmersbacher SV got a freekick which was hit by Aurelius Colantoni. 6 minutes into the match, FK CRVENA ZVEZDA's Raphael Fruehauf sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arnaldo Walthert narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Harvey Dresdner scored 1-0 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Henri Holmström, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Hemmersbacher SV's Luca Saenger in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FK CRVENA ZVEZDA's goalie prevented a goal. Arnaldo Walthert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raphael Fruehauf in the 13th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in FK CRVENA ZVEZDA's zone, Harvey Dresdner stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Henri Holmström came out of the goal and Harvey Dresdner tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 24th minute Harvey Dresdner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henri Holmström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luca Saenger could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Henri Holmström made a huge save. Luca Saenger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 36th match minute, Hemmersbacher SV was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rory Restaino to maneuver through the defense. In the 41st minute of the match, Luca Saenger tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Henri Holmström saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Hemmersbacher SV were furious when Adalbero Bohren was red carded, 42 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 43 played minutes Hemmersbacher SV got a freekick which was hit by Adalbero Bohren. Luca Saenger did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Henri Holmström 46 minutes into the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Luca Saenger made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, FK CRVENA ZVEZDA's goal looked a bit too open when Luca Saenger came free, but Henri Holmström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hemmersbacher SV's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rory Restaino in the 54th minute. After taking down the ball on Hemmersbacher SV's corner Rory Restaino fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Henri Holmström quite easily take care of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luca Saenger in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Henri Holmström saved FK CRVENA ZVEZDA from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Luca Saenger in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Henri Holmström saved FK CRVENA ZVEZDA from getting behind. In the 62ndth minute of the game Luca Saenger who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FK CRVENA ZVEZDA's Henri Holmström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 64 minutes FK CRVENA ZVEZDA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rory Restaino who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Luca Saenger got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Henri Holmström quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Luca Eichenberger hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Hemmersbacher SV's zone, Raphael Fruehauf stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnaldo Walthert came out of the goal and Raphael Fruehauf tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind FK CRVENA ZVEZDA's goalkeeper Henri Holmström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Luca Saenger's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Henri Holmström was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. FK CRVENA ZVEZDA's Ziggy Zigdon was substituted for Harry Leuthard. In the 74th minute of the match Hemmersbacher SV got a corner. FK CRVENA ZVEZDA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rory Restaino ran over to the corner to take the kick. When Raphael Fruehauf came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the FK CRVENA ZVEZDA 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 Raphael Fruehauf couldn't finish the play. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind FK CRVENA ZVEZDA's goalkeeper Henri Holmström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. FK CRVENA ZVEZDA's Henri Holmström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luca Saenger in the 86th minute of play. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by FK CRVENA ZVEZDA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rory Restaino was slow to take the kick. During this time Hemmersbacher SV's players had a chance to rest. Henri Holmström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luca Saenger in the 92nd minute of play. Hemmersbacher SV's Fréderic Brun got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aurelius Colantoni during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 95 played minutes Hemmersbacher SV got a freekick which was hit by Aurelius Colantoni. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Hemmersbacher SV had won after a very even match.