League

Belfort Arena
Spectators: 8541 (Terracing: 6407, Seating: 1964, VIP seats: 170) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Frieder Köffers made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the game, Frieder Köffers cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Siim Kikas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pablo Ebner kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Mao Yue Fan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Siim Kikas having to interfere. Erwin Backes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Einar Joa made a huge save. Einar Joa made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Erwin Backes sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, De Gulden Draak's Anselm Neuhäuser got a free kick in the 24th minute. Siim Kikas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mao Yue Fan in the 29th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evert Heremans in the 30th minute of play forced SG Wirringen's goalkeeper Einar Joa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Claudius Marsching's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Einar Joa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. If Mao Yue Fan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manuel Peres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Frieder Köffers might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Siim Kikas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Frieder Köffers ran back to his position shaking his head. Erwin Backes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Einar Joa made a huge save. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Manuel Peres made a kick off. Einar Joa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erwin Backes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. SG Wirringen's Einar Joa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erwin Backes in the 54th minute of play. With an all-out effort, SG Wirringen's Siim Kikas threw himself towards the right post 58 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Frieder Köffers, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The supporters of De Gulden Draak booed when SG Wirringen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florian Ohling didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 60th minute, Evert Heremans got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Manuel Peres scored 1-1 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Einar Joa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Siim Kikas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frieder Köffers in the 67th minute of the match. When Frieder Köffers came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the SG Wirringen fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Frieder Köffers couldn't finish the play. De Gulden Draak's defense didn't have a chance, in the 76th minute, when Frieder Köffers scored to the left of an out of position Siim Kikas, making the score, 1-2. A collision led to De Gulden Draak getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Justin Ostrowicki hit a great ball. 82 minutes into the match, De Gulden Draak's goalkeeper Siim Kikas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mao Yue Fan. Siim Kikas was a little too slow when Mao Yue Fan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 83rd minute. The score was now 1-3. SG Wirringen's Einar Joa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evert Heremans in the 92nd minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, De Gulden Draak's goal looked a bit too open when Mao Yue Fan came free, but Siim Kikas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. SG Wirringen walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.