League Play-Off

Belfort Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Manuel Peres kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by De Gulden Draak's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Thoralf Banke was slow to take the kick. During this time ᗩɦmeɗo ᎥᏦᎥ Göȥüm's players had a chance to rest. ᗩɦmeɗo ᎥᏦᎥ Göȥüm's Adalbert Holzner was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Siim Kikas in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zhou Xiang Li in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Siim Kikas saved De Gulden Draak from getting behind. Siim Kikas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zhou Xiang Li's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Thoralf Banke took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Siim Kikas. Siim Kikas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Pablo Ebner hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. In the 19th minute ᗩɦmeɗo ᎥᏦᎥ Göȥüm were awarded a corner. Thoralf Banke went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Pan Jing Qi heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Manuel Peres could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but René Higuita made a huge save. De Gulden Draak were awarded a corner in the 22th minute after ᗩɦmeɗo ᎥᏦᎥ Göȥüm's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Anselm Neuhäuser took the corner. The ᗩɦmeɗo ᎥᏦᎥ Göȥüm fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when ᗩɦmeɗo ᎥᏦᎥ Göȥüm's Zhou Xiang Li looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Evert Heremans fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 50th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without René Higuita having to interfere. René Higuita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evert Heremans in the 57th minute of the match. René Higuita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Peres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thoralf Banke's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Siim Kikas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. Siim Kikas made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Zhou Xiang Li sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the De Gulden Draak defense, Zhou Xiang Li 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. Manuel Peres kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. In the 77th minute, Nils Kettler hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zhou Xiang Li who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 79thth minute tested the skills of Siim Kikas when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Zhou Xiang Lis short, quick shot in the 82ndth minute got Siim Kikas to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Siim Kikas made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Thoralf Banke sent off a good shot on target. Bobby Moths kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Chants of ᗩɦmeɗo ᎥᏦᎥ Göȥüm echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as De Gulden Draak had held the ball for most of the match.