Official Cup

Micki Bulgakov Arena
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Severino Casero started the match with the kick off. After 5 minutes of play, Bears are Back's Oden Vandamme made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abubakar Noach was left in no man's land by his defense there! 7 minutes into the match, Oden Vandamme notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Vorwärts Lübeck's Abubakar Noach. Abubakar Noach was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Vorwärts Lübeck's Marek Tomporowski got a free kick in the 15th minute. Oden Vandamme took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abubakar Noach. Abubakar Noach dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. The audience thought a goal was coming when Severino Casero got free with Jan Faust in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 25th minute, Piotr Perkowski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 28 minutes of play, Bears are Back's Oden Vandamme made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abubakar Noach was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jan Faust made an important save on a dangerous shot by Severino Casero in the 35th minute. Piotr Perkowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abubakar Noach having to interfere.

With 52 minutes on the clock, Brix Wenauer commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Jan Faust showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Becker, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Oden Vandamme's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abubakar Noach read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Bears are Back's zone, Daniel Becker stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jan Faust came out of the goal and Daniel Becker tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jan Faust didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mihail Ciuvică went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-6 was the resulting score. Jan Faust took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cecilio Ortzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oden Vandamme who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 79thth minute tested the skills of Abubakar Noach when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 81 minutes into the match, Bears are Back's Oden Vandamme sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abubakar Noach narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Severino Casero in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jan Faust saved Bears are Back from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Oden Vandamme's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abubakar Noach was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. After having played for 89 minutes, Oden Vandamme managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bears are Back's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oden Vandamme was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mihail Ciuvică hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Abubakar Noach stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Han Guang Kang's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. In the 99th minute Jean-Baptiste Lasogga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Faust saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Vorwärts Lübeck supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Bears are Back's performance. The match ended with a win for Bears are Back.