Friendly League

Belfort Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) De Gulden Draak's Manuel Peres 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sixten Bokelund in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Siim Kikas saved De Gulden Draak from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jean-Yves Bayle in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Siim Kikas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 12thth minute of the game Sixten Bokelund who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but De Gulden Draak's Siim Kikas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 13th minute, Stanislaw Gargasz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sparta LKS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 18 minutes into the match, Jean-Yves Bayle notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of De Gulden Draak's Siim Kikas. Siim Kikas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Sparta LKS's Sixten Bokelund in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye De Gulden Draak's goalie prevented a goal. Siim Kikas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sixten Bokelund's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Sixten Bokelund put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Siim Kikas. Sparta LKS's Grzegorz Olszewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pablo Ebner in the 29th minute of play. Sixten Bokelund recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 34 minutes into the match, De Gulden Draak's Erwin Backes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Grzegorz Olszewski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 41st match minute, De Gulden Draak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anselm Neuhäuser to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stanislaw Gargasz to make the kick off. Siim Kikas came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by Sparta LKS's Stanislaw Gargasz. But to his dismay, Stanislaw Gargasz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Grzegorz Olszewski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justin Ostrowicki in the 54th minute of the match. Stanislaw Gargasz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Sparta LKS booed when De Gulden Draak was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anselm Neuhäuser didn't get a good kick on the ball. Siim Kikas had great luck who in the 66thth minute grab hold of the ball when Jean-Yves Bayle from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Anselm Neuhäuser's late challenge caught a Sparta LKS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anselm Neuhäuser helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Sparta LKS booed when De Gulden Draak was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anselm Neuhäuser didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, De Gulden Draak's Siim Kikas got control of the ball when Lech Glozor tried to sneak it across the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 76 minutes, Siim Kikas successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Sparta LKS's Grzegorz Olszewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evert Heremans in the 78th minute of play. When Sparta LKS's Sixten Bokelund in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye De Gulden Draak's goalie prevented a goal. Sparta LKS's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lech Glozor in the 84th minute. Stanislaw Gargasz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Siim Kikas having to interfere. In the 88th minute Evert Heremans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Grzegorz Olszewski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jean-Yves Bayle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Siim Kikas having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Sixten Bokelund's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Siim Kikas was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. Sparta LKS's Grzegorz Olszewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Justin Ostrowicki in the 93rd minute of play. Claudius Marsching charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Claudius Marsching the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 96th minute of the match Lech Glozor sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Siim Kikas skillfully saved the ball. The De Gulden Draak supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Sparta LKS's performance. The match ended with a win for Sparta LKS.