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Spectators: 8596 (Terracing: 6448, Seating: 1977, VIP seats: 171) Noah Goldstein started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in Esch‑sur‑Alzette's zone, Mark Braun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bart Hübsch came out of the goal and Mark Braun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 4th match minute, Esch‑sur‑Alzette was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eddie von Fürstenberg to maneuver through the defense. Noah Goldstein received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Donald Rosenkranz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Royal Lëtzebuerg's Donald Rosenkranz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eddie von Fürstenberg in the 17th minute of play. Charlie Nowak hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. If Harold Friedrich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Donald Rosenkranz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Noah Goldstein in the 23rd minute of the match. After having played for 28 minutes, Noah Goldstein managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esch‑sur‑Alzette's supporters crossed their fingers, but Noah Goldstein was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 30 minutes into the match, Royal Lëtzebuerg's goal looked a bit too open when Noah Goldstein came free, but Donald Rosenkranz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 33 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Esch‑sur‑Alzette! Mattias Schlim placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! In the 38th minute Noah Goldstein shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donald Rosenkranz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Silvester Müller sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Esch‑sur‑Alzette's Noah Goldstein got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Harold Friedrich sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Noah Goldstein sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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.

The wind increased when Benjamin Fabel made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Esch‑sur‑Alzette's Noah Goldstein nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Donald Rosenkranz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. A collision led to Royal Lëtzebuerg getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Kurt Reuter hit a great ball. In the 56th minute, Noah Goldstein got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Nicolas Baumgartl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donald Rosenkranz having to interfere. Noah Goldstein received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Donald Rosenkranz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Noah Goldstein might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Donald Rosenkranz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Noah Goldstein ran back to his position shaking his head. Freddy Juncker charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Freddy Juncker the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 67th minute, Freddy Juncker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Esch‑sur‑Alzette's Noah Goldstein got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Donald Rosenkranz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Noah Goldstein in the 71st minute of play. Donald Rosenkranz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Noah Goldstein, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Royal Lëtzebuerg's Donald Rosenkranz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Noah Goldstein in the 87th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Esch‑sur‑Alzette's Eddie von Fürstenberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Donald Rosenkranz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Noah Goldstein sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eddie von Fürstenberg hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Benjamin Fabel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bart Hübsch having to interfere. Esch‑sur‑Alzette's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.