Frisch-Auf-Bölkstof 1 - 0 Don (384284982)

It had rained all day, but 39518 hardy fans still made it out to ๑۩۞۩๑ Hamburger Freudenhaus ๑۩۞۩๑. Tasuja Vaher was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Fahrettin Sevener and Ole Wegleitner. Frisch-Auf-Bölkstof decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players had been chosen: Retka - Neroberg, Costa-Schott, Medveth - Hoeness, Othmarschen, Peternell, Sperka, Klabutschnig - Reschauer, Strebe.

A 4-5-1 alignment was the formation of choice for Don. Starters: González Pezuela - Bichler, Turczyk, Dinitã, Fuchssprung - Ji Jie, Mattick, Operio, Frances, Geurtz - Vasile.

Don clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. As the 1 minute mark approached, the Don coach decided it was time for a substitution. E. Vasile reluctantly made way for S. Siebensee on the pitch. 2 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a Don substitution. I. Photong came on for E. Turczyk. Frisch-Auf-Bölkstof had a chance to take the lead after J. Medveth's dazzling drive up the left, but the opportunity fizzled out as his shot went just over the bar after 10 minutes. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, T. Reschauer got himself booked. The manager of Frisch-Auf-Bölkstof was not happy. R. Sperka of Frisch-Auf-Bölkstof received a yellow card after 28 minutes for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Frisch-Auf-Bölkstof's H. Neroberg left the field after 33 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was Ä. Bösperde. Frisch-Auf-Bölkstof's T. Hoeness got himself booked for a foul. 37 minutes into the match and the home team took a 1 - 0 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for Frisch-Auf-Bölkstof was D. Klabutschnig. Don had a chance to level the score as V. Dinitã suddenly found himself free in the middle of the box with only the keeper to beat, but he misjudged the finish, and only managed to hit the bar. It was 1 - 0 at the break. Frisch-Auf-Bölkstof claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 64 percent.

The game was characterised by rough play and many physical challenges on the wet field, but Ä. Bösperde showed great heart and had a good game. With 56 minutes played, the visitors could have drawn level after S. Siebensee came through the middle, but his kick went wide. The bench was restless, and with 62 minutes passed Don's coach gave B. Topalov the opportunity the player had been hoping for. H. Ji Jie reluctantly left the field. 62 minutes into the game, Don seemed to suffer a certain amount of confusion and they fell to a solid level of organisation. The home side's J. Medveth came close to extending the lead 83 minutes into the game. His shot came in from the right hand side but J. González Pezuela managed to save it with an unbelievable reaction stop. With 85 minutes played, S. Siebensee of Don fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee was unimpressed, and booked him for diving. V. Dinitã spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. Frisch-Auf-Bölkstof's R. Sperka had an excellent opportunity after 88 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! With 89 minutes gone, a long pass from the defence of Don resulted in a counterattack that set J. Frances free through the middle, but the keeper made a spectacular diving save. Possession in this half belonged to Frisch-Auf-Bölkstof, who controlled the ball 65 percent of the time.

K. Strebe performed admirably for Frisch-Auf-Bölkstof. F. Retka was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Don player was without a doubt S. Siebensee. However, B. Topalov made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 0.