Friendly League

Emirates Stadium
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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudius Marsching in the 5th minute of play forced Sparta LKS's goalkeeper Grzegorz Olszewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudius Marsching in the 6th minute of play forced Sparta LKS's goalkeeper Grzegorz Olszewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute of the match De Gulden Draak got a corner. Sparta LKS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Anselm Neuhäuser ran over to the corner to take the kick. De Gulden Draak's Anselm Neuhäuser was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Grzegorz Olszewski in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Siim Kikas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanislaw Gargasz, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by De Gulden Draak's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lech Glozor was slow to take the kick. During this time Sparta LKS's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Lech Glozor got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Siim Kikas quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Grzegorz Olszewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Justin Ostrowicki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grzegorz Olszewski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudius Marsching, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Siim Kikas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sixten Bokelund in the 24th minute of play. A collision led to Sparta LKS getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Stanislaw Gargasz hit a great ball. In the 27th match minute, De Gulden Draak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dieter Strelow to maneuver through the defense. Grzegorz Olszewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudius Marsching, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Claudius Marsching in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Grzegorz Olszewski saved Sparta LKS from getting behind. In the 36th minute of the match, Stanislaw Gargasz tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Siim Kikas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Grzegorz Olszewski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudius Marsching, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Grzegorz Olszewski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Erwin Backes went, in the 39th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sixten Bokelund stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Mala Kala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Siim Kikas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Siim Kikas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sixten Bokelund in the 54th minute of the match. A collision led to De Gulden Draak getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Dieter Strelow hit a great ball. Sixten Bokelund 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. Sparta LKS's Jean-Yves Bayle was substituted for Gwidon Harasimowicz. De Gulden Draak's Siim Kikas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sixten Bokelund in the 66th minute of play. Sparta LKS's Grzegorz Olszewski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Sparta LKS from getting a goal against them. Siim Kikas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanislaw Gargasz in the 71st minute of play. After having played for 73 minutes, Sixten Bokelund managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sparta LKS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sixten Bokelund was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sparta LKS's Tymoteusz Buczko was substituted for Sixten Bokelund. Tymoteusz Buczko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Siim Kikas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tymoteusz Buczko in the 78th minute of the match. Tymoteusz Buczko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Siim Kikas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 82nd minute, Mala Kala hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Siim Kikas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tymoteusz Buczko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. De Gulden Draak's Siim Kikas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tymoteusz Buczko in the 90th minute of play. In the 94th minute, Tymoteusz Buczko 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: 1-2. When the final whistle sounded De Gulden Draak left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Sparta LKS.