The last match before the winter break was not something to remember. We were superior most of the match and went ahead 0-1 through a direct free kick. Then the inevitable happened: our defenders missed a ball and they came right back at us for the 1-1 equalizer. We didn’t play nervous though and were able to come right back at the with 1-2 before the half-time break. After the break we were the more focussed team once again and were able to score another 3 goals to make it 1-5. Bad news though: as one of the Freiberg’s player fell on one of our defenders he was knocked out cold with a skull contusion.

Scoreboard:
Fabian Kirschner, 2 Goals, 1 Assist
Stefan Holter, 1 Goal
Timo Striegel, 2 Goals

After 13 matches we’re in second place and everything is looking good for the rest of the season (play will resume on March 12th 2006):

1. FV Oberstenfeld, 30 points
2. FC Marbach II, 30 points
3. TSV Neckargroeningen, 28points

So, we didn’t train in our usual way today, instead we played a training match against our youth team (“A Jugend”). I wasn’t in the starting formation so some of my teammates and I played a little 3 on 3 match on another pitch until it was time for us to get some action. My action started around the 40th minute of the 60minute match. To my surprise we were already trailing 0-4! I got off to a good start and had some early touches and when it counted most I was where a striker should be – in the middle of the action.

Salvador Garcia-Martinez tried his luck with a 18meter shot, but the goalie got his hands to it…the ball went straight away from goal – this is when I started my little sprint to the ball to find myself alone infront of goal…and I just shot the ball with my right foot and it went sailing into the top right corner :-) FCM II 1-4 Youth team. Now we were back in the match and goals by Timo “Eugen” Striegel and Salvador Garcia-Martinez put us within reach at 3-4, but then the match ended. So we lost, but it was a good match and I had a good time :mrgreen:

Nice…after going ahead 1-0 early on with a wonderful free-kick by Fabian Kirschner (Beckham style over the defenders right in the left top corner) it was a tough match and Neckarrems had some decent chances to level things up at one a piece. Fortunately the didn’t use their chances and we were able to get the 2-o shortly before full time – Harald Ilg went one on one with the keeper and kept his cool to secure our victory.

So we stay in second place for now with 20 points, although both Neckargroeningen (1st, 21 points) and Oberstenfeld (3rd, 18 points) have one match more left to play…

The first bump in the road, so to speak. After being undefeated in the first 6 matches, we were finally defeated today. It seemed that our opponents were not really much better than we were, but they were motivated and wanted to win badly – and who can blame them, they were almost secured as champions last season before failing to claim the championship due to a draw in the last match of the season.

We’re still on top of the table (16points), but both Oberstenfeld (15 points) and Neckargroeningen (15 points and one game less played) are on our heels…

:lol:

What a match, after being down 1-0 and 2-1 we were able to level things up at two a piece, which was the result at halftime. After the break we stormed out to a 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7 lead!!!

Then we let the game slip a little once again and they got two goals back 3-7 and 4-7 which is the final result. The crowd really got it’s money’s worth today and we retain first place :-)