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Stoke Poges Park
Spectators: 7457 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 20) FC ROTOR ᴱᴸᴵᵀᴱ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by M. Sobar Siahaan in the 6th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Michael Probst during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 7th match minute, Reflection was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michael Probst to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dennis Babineaux in the 11th minute of play forced Reflection's goalkeeper Eddy Zimmermann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Dennis Babineaux came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the FC ROTOR ᴱᴸᴵᵀᴱ 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 Dennis Babineaux couldn't finish the play. Dennis Babineaux recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stefan Hantzsch during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Stefan Hantzsch hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Eddy Zimmermann came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by FC ROTOR ᴱᴸᴵᵀᴱ's Dennis Babineaux. But to his dismay, Dennis Babineaux quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Reflection's Eddy Zimmermann played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julian De Weerd in the 25th minute of play. If Dennis Babineaux had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Dennis Babineaux came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the FC ROTOR ᴱᴸᴵᵀᴱ 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 Dennis Babineaux couldn't finish the play. Dennis Babineaux might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eddy Zimmermann. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dennis Babineaux ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Reflection's goalkeeper Eddy Zimmermann, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dennis Babineaux sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Dennis Babineaux fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eddy Zimmermann having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Michael Probst was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, FC ROTOR ᴱᴸᴵᵀᴱ's M. Sobar Siahaan broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. FC ROTOR ᴱᴸᴵᵀᴱ's Dennis Babineaux got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Danny Frantz hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. 63 minutes into the match, FC ROTOR ᴱᴸᴵᵀᴱ's Dennis Babineaux sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eddy Zimmermann narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Eddy Zimmermann was a little too slow when Dennis Babineaux got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 63rd minute. The score was now 0-3. FC ROTOR ᴱᴸᴵᵀᴱ's Julian De Weerd shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 66th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Eddy Zimmermann but with some difficulty. After some careless play in the Reflection defense, Dennis Babineaux kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eddy Zimmermann. The Reflection fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eddy Zimmermann should have stopped the shot. FC ROTOR ᴱᴸᴵᵀᴱ made a substitution. Bodo Schumann replaced Markus Homburg. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rupert Meyers during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Reflection getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Rupert Meyers hit a great ball. Dennis Babineaux recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Reflection's zone, Armin Kayser stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eddy Zimmermann came out of the goal and Armin Kayser tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Reflection's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Dennis Babineaux 86 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-5. After 95 played minutes FC ROTOR ᴱᴸᴵᵀᴱ got a freekick which was hit by Willy von Waldersee. The Reflection fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FC ROTOR ᴱᴸᴵᵀᴱ were clearly better and deserved to take the win.