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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Crusaders of Light's Asparuh Nikodimov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Rostislav Stumbov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 5th minute, Adam Nikolkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dragomir Fúrtunkov got free with Tommy Kahn in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 顾西军 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albin Holweck in the 9th minute of play. In the 15th minute Frank Sachs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 顾西军 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Filcho Palaskov kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Crusaders of Light's Filcho Palaskov got a free kick in the 19th minute. If Albin Holweck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 顾西军 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulrich Stein in the 30th minute of the match. Ulrich Stein scored 0-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 顾西军, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 32 played minutes Germany got a freekick which was hit by Malte Schiele. After a rather tough play, Crusaders of Light's Vesko Tikvarski got a free kick in the 36th minute. Rostislav Stumbov received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tommy Kahn came out and tried to block the shot, but Rostislav Stumbov slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 42nd minute. Germany's Albin Holweck got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Frank Sachs made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Crusaders of Light's Adam Nikolkov got a free kick in the 51st minute. Filcho Palaskov made in the 53rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Yoncho Kavlakov however managed to control. Janik Vogt's late challenge caught a Crusaders of Light's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Janik Vogt helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Germany's Janik Vogt got a free kick in the 57th minute. Frank Sachs in the 62ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of 顾西军, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 64th minute of the game, Albin Holweck landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. Vesko Tikvarski's late challenge caught a Germany's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vesko Tikvarski helped the player get up and apologised. Germany's Rolf Rothberg was substituted for Albin Holweck. Frank Sachs was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 66th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 69 minutes had been played when some careless play by Crusaders of Light's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Frank Sachs was slow to take the kick. During this time Germany's players had a chance to rest. Rostislav Stumbov kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, Crusaders of Light's Rostislav Stumbov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tommy Kahn narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Frank Sachs struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. 顾西军 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Germany. 顾西军 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rolf Rothberg in the 78th minute of play. Germany's Frank Sachs got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yoncho Kavlakov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Kahn having to interfere. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rostislav Stumbov in the 84th minute of play. Frank Sachs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. 顾西军 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Germany's Tommy Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Asparuh Nikodimov in the 92nd minute of play. Crusaders of Light's Gerasim Truhchev was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Tommy Kahn in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.