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Tiger Sports Arena
Spectators: 10870 (Terracing: 8153, Seating: 2500, VIP seats: 217) The audience thought a goal was coming when Pentti Ojala got free with Pavlos Konstantakakis in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tiger's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Christo Bothenhain in the 6th minute. Tiger's Christo Bothenhain was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pavlos Konstantakakis in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Pentti Ojala's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pavlos Konstantakakis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, Hamburg Fighters's goal looked a bit too open when Iwo Sawicki came free, but Pavlos Konstantakakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Iwo Sawicki's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pavlos Konstantakakis was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Josef Witlatschil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dinu Bocu, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 29th minute, Dinu Bocu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hamburg Fighters fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Tiger's Josef Witlatschil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dinu Bocu in the 34th minute of play. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tiger's goalkeeper Josef Witlatschil, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Dinu Bocu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hamburg Fighters's supporters rose to their feet, but Dinu Bocu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Josef Witlatschil breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With 43 minutes on the clock, Tjard Dudek commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Tjard Dudek kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Hamburg Fighters's zone, Christo Bothenhain stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pavlos Konstantakakis came out of the goal and Christo Bothenhain tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Tiger players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Hamburg Fighters were winning 0-1.

In the 52nd match minute, Hamburg Fighters was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wieslaw Obuchowicz to maneuver through the defense. After 60 minutes Tiger's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gianni Balla who took care of the corner kick. In the 66th minute, Pentti Ojala left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tiger fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Tiger made a substitution. Ingo Ustorf replaced Rudolf Speed. Pentti Ojala received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Pavlos Konstantakakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tiger's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Christo Bothenhain in the 78th minute. Tiger's Josef Witlatschil proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Tiger from getting a goal against them. 82 minutes into the match, Tiger's goalkeeper Josef Witlatschil had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Brandon Rick. Dinu Bocu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Josef Witlatschil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Josef Witlatschil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valerian Podlich, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Josef Witlatschil didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Valerian Podlich went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score.