League

Meinau
Spectators: 7033 (Terracing: 5300, Seating: 1703, VIP seats: 30) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Roman Miranda made the kick off which started today's match. Salomon's Jonas Pastor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernest van Nistelrooij in the 6th minute of play. Roman Miranda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marko Ohlmann having to interfere. Marko Ohlmann took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pierre-Henri Chabaud, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Olivier Allo fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Salomon's protests and gave Olivier Allo a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Salomon getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Olivier Allo hit a great ball. Junior Christophe who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 22ndth minute tested the skills of Jonas Pastor when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 23rd minute Sebastien Klein suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. After a rather tough play, Salomon's Pierre-Henri Chabaud got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 26th minute Roman Miranda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marko Ohlmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Racing Club Strasbourg defense, Dylan Halter kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marko Ohlmann. The Racing Club Strasbourg fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marko Ohlmann should have stopped the shot. Junior Christophe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dylan Halter charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dylan Halter the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dylan Halter hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Hugo Lecouturier scored 0-2 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marko Ohlmann, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Junior Christophe made a kick off. Ernest van Nistelrooij succeeded in the game's 51st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-2. Ernest van Nistelrooij scored 2-2 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonas Pastor, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Junior Christophe in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonas Pastor prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 61 minutes into the game, Dylan Halter cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Marko Ohlmann was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Miranda in the 69th minute of play forced Racing Club Strasbourg's goalkeeper Marko Ohlmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ernest van Nistelrooij in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonas Pastor saved Salomon from getting behind. Jonas Pastor stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Junior Christophe's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. Marko Ohlmann took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Miranda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Heckmann was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 78 minutes into the match. Racing Club Strasbourg made a substitution. Maurice Feret replaced Junior Christophe. 77 minutes into the game, one of Racing Club Strasbourg:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Olivier Allo walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Pierre-Henri Chabaud was shown his second yellow card after 83 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Jonas Pastor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernest van Nistelrooij, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Racing Club Strasbourg's Marko Ohlmann got control of the ball when Dylan Halter tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Antoine Darbon fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Racing Club Strasbourg's protests and gave Antoine Darbon a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Racing Club Strasbourg getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Antoine Darbon hit a great ball. Olivier Allo was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 96th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Salomon succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Racing Club Strasbourg had controlled the match.