The strong defenses of both teams dominated the first 25 minutes. There were no clear chances to score. Fürth’s Amenido Sieb (27′) caused danger for the first time with a shot just wide of the target. Three minutes later, Holstein goalkeeper Schreiber made the serious mistake that Abiama used to score his first goal in almost two years. Schreiber had previously dropped the ball after a header, Abiama dusted it off. In the period that followed, the guests were the determining team and did not let the people of Kiel develop.
