Halle vs. Zehlendorf: Will Lok Leipzig become champions on the sofa?



Double strike for Lok! Elsner, who had just come on as a substitute, forces Pieles to make another brilliant save with a shot from the edge of the penalty area. The ball bounces back into play off the post. Two Plauen players spar in the six-yard box, and Siebeck thanks them and fires into the left corner.
Now the ball is in the net – and it's well-deserved. Leipzig had steadily increased the pressure in the final minutes, and it was only thanks to Pieles that the home side hadn't taken the lead. Verkamp takes a corner from the left to the far post, where Abderrahmane and a Plauen player wrestle for the ball. The ball finally goes under the crossbar.
53' Leipzig misses another big chance! After a great through ball from Ziane, Verkamp runs away from the advancing Plauen side. Eichinger would have run in on the left flank, but Verkamp decides to shoot anyway and is denied by Pieles. The rebound ends up with Eichinger, but his shot is also blocked.
43' Great chance for Plauen! Martynets runs alone towards Naumann after a through ball, but hesitates too long and decides to cut across to Will, who's running alongside him. Several Leipzig players join forces and clear the ball in a desperate attempt.
18' Now the woodwork stands in the way of Leipzig's lead. Klump takes a free kick from a central position 20 meters out and fires sharply at goal. Pieles can only watch as the ball hits the right crossbar.
8' A huge chance for the home side! Verkamp delivers a free kick from the right to the far post. Ziane rises and heads the ball into the middle for Siebeck. Tanriver clears the ball off the line in a desperate attempt.

