Friendly League

Belfort Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Manuel Peres started the match with the kick off. Evert Heremans did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Dušan Kinder 3 minutes into the match. Elmo Lodev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Siim Kikas having to make a save. In the 8th minute, Ilmar Kevade hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dušan Kinder took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evert Heremans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Boris Rülke charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Boris Rülke the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 13 played minutes, Aidu Metskonna Pöörased's Gerd Viru shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Siim Kikas came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Aidu Metskonna Pöörased reached it. After 14 played minutes Aidu Metskonna Pöörased got a freekick which was hit by Volli Vilo. If Evert Heremans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aidu Metskonna Pöörased's Dušan Kinder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evert Heremans in the 19th minute of play. After some careless play in the De Gulden Draak defense, Hardo Kaar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Siim Kikas. The De Gulden Draak fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Siim Kikas should have stopped the shot. Siim Kikas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elmo Lodev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 25 minutes De Gulden Draak's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gerd Viru who took care of the corner kick. After 26 played minutes De Gulden Draak got a freekick which was hit by Dieter Strelow. Claudius Marsching's late challenge caught a Aidu Metskonna Pöörased's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Claudius Marsching helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to De Gulden Draak getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Claudius Marsching hit a great ball. After 34 played minutes De Gulden Draak got a freekick which was hit by Pablo Ebner. Dušan Kinder took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudius Marsching, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the game, Ilmar Kevade was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aidu Metskonna Pöörased's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave De Gulden Draak the free kick. After 38 played minutes Aidu Metskonna Pöörased got a freekick which was hit by Ilmar Kevade. Elmo Lodev struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Siim Kikas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Aidu Metskonna Pöörased. After having played for 44 minutes, Elmo Lodev managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Aidu Metskonna Pöörased's supporters crossed their fingers, but Elmo Lodev was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Anselm Neuhäuser's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dušan Kinder read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 48th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Elmo Lodev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hardo Kaar in the 53rd minute of play forced De Gulden Draak's goalkeeper Siim Kikas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 66 played minutes De Gulden Draak got a freekick which was hit by Manuel Peres. A collision led to De Gulden Draak getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Boris Rülke hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Aidu Metskonna Pöörased's Gerd Viru tried to score from far away in the 69th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When Elmo Lodev came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Aidu Metskonna Pöörased 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 Elmo Lodev couldn't finish the play. Dušan Kinder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evert Heremans in the 77th minute of play. Dušan Kinder came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by De Gulden Draak's Evert Heremans. But to his dismay, Evert Heremans quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. If Justin Ostrowicki had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rd minute Hardo Kaar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Siim Kikas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elmo Lodev who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 85thth minute tested the skills of Siim Kikas when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Elmo Lodevs short, quick shot in the 85thth minute got Siim Kikas to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 86 minutes into the game, Rein Viilma was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aidu Metskonna Pöörased's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave De Gulden Draak the free kick. Rein Viilma kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Elmo Lodev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Siim Kikas made a huge save. Evert Heremans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Siim Kikas made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Elmo Lodev sent off a good shot on target. The Aidu Metskonna Pöörased players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented De Gulden Draak from taking control. The game ends in a draw.