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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Guido Schiller got the match started through his kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bartholomäus Brink during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Eintracht Frankfurt getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Bartholomäus Brink hit a great ball. Peter Hensel took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 4th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gideon Baltermanns. Eintracht Frankfurt's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After having played for 6 minutes, Marc Becker managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. APK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marc Becker was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 10th match minute, APK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sonny Scherf to maneuver through the defense. Marc Becker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gideon Baltermanns having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Rodolfo Stiegler's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Detleff Suttner was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. 16 minutes into the match, APK's goal looked a bit too open when Manuel Gratzke came free, but Detleff Suttner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Spike Rüdiger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gideon Baltermanns having to interfere. 21 minutes into the match, APK's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolfo Stiegler came free, but Detleff Suttner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Detleff Suttner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodolfo Stiegler in the 22nd minute of play. Eintracht Frankfurt were furious when Rene Kippert was red carded, 23 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 23rd minute of the game. One of Eintracht Frankfurt:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of APK:s goal. In the 25th minute there was a penalty for APK. Sonny Scherf stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Gideon Baltermanns. 0-1. Detleff Suttner made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Bartholomäus Brink sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Manuel Gratzke managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eintracht Frankfurt's supporters rose to their feet, but Manuel Gratzke was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Detleff Suttner breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 33 minutes into the game, Uwe Meiners was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Eintracht Frankfurt's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave APK the free kick. In the 33rd match minute, Eintracht Frankfurt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Uwe Meiners to maneuver through the defense. Spike Rüdiger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Guido Schiller in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gideon Baltermanns saved Eintracht Frankfurt from getting behind. In the 42nd match minute, APK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sonny Scherf to maneuver through the defense. 44 minutes into the match, Kurt Rabiega had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gideon Baltermanns. Eintracht Frankfurt's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kurt Rabiega was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Eintracht Frankfurt's Gideon Baltermanns played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Spike Rüdiger in the 51st minute of play. Fabian Kemmler hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Bartholomäus Brink managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eintracht Frankfurt's supporters rose to their feet, but Bartholomäus Brink was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Detleff Suttner breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Eintracht Frankfurt booed when APK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sonny Scherf didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind APK's goalkeeper Detleff Suttner, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. APK's Spike Rüdiger got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marc Becker got free with Gideon Baltermanns in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marc Becker in the 74thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gideon Baltermanns, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Bartholomäus Brink received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Detleff Suttner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Eintracht Frankfurt getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Uwe Meiners hit a great ball. Marc Becker could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Gideon Baltermanns made a huge save. Kurt Rabiega's late challenge caught a Eintracht Frankfurt's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kurt Rabiega helped the player get up and apologised. Spike Rüdiger received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Gideon Baltermanns tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guido Schiller received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Gideon Baltermanns tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. APK walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.