Official Cup

Belfort Arena
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Harald Kovac made the kick off and thus started the match. 5 minutes into the match, Balus Treter's goal looked a bit too open when Laurent Felski came free, but Emanuel Greshake reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arian Vosswinkel's late challenge caught a Balus Treter's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arian Vosswinkel helped the player get up and apologised. After 6 played minutes De Gulden Draak got a freekick which was hit by Arian Vosswinkel. De Gulden Draak's Luigi Haintz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harald Kovac in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th match minute, Balus Treter was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ralf Henschel to maneuver through the defense. After 11 minutes of play, De Gulden Draak's Matthäus Pfaff made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emanuel Greshake was left in no man's land by his defense there! Henning Ebel's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 16thth minute, Emanuel Greshake skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 18 minutes into the match, Balus Treter's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Höfner came free, but Emanuel Greshake reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Balus Treter's Emanuel Greshake played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thorsten Drehmann in the 19th minute of play. In the 24th minute Thorsten Drehmann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Greshake saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, De Gulden Draak's goal looked a bit too open when Harald Kovac came free, but Luigi Haintz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emanuel Greshake was out of position in the 29 minute of play, and Henning Ebel capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Henning Ebel really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. After a defensive mix-up in Balus Treter's zone, Henning Ebel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emanuel Greshake came out of the goal and Henning Ebel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thorsten Drehmann struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Emanuel Greshake didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for De Gulden Draak. Carsten Menzel received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Emanuel Greshake came out and tried to block the shot, but Carsten Menzel slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 37th minute. A collision led to De Gulden Draak getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Thorsten Drehmann hit a great ball. In the 46th minute Thorsten Drehmann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Greshake saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Thorsten Drehmann made the kick off in the second half. Emanuel Greshake made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carsten Menzel in the 55th minute of play. After some careless play in the Balus Treter defense, Carsten Menzel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emanuel Greshake. The Balus Treter fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emanuel Greshake should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Laurent Felski managed to get in a good position for a shot. De Gulden Draak's supporters rose to their feet, but Laurent Felski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emanuel Greshake breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Emanuel Greshake showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carsten Menzel, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Emanuel Greshake made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fjodor Mandel in the 67th minute of play. Emanuel Greshake came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by De Gulden Draak's Thorsten Drehmann. But to his dismay, Thorsten Drehmann quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. In the 78th match minute, De Gulden Draak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arian Vosswinkel to maneuver through the defense. When Jiri Rilke fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Balus Treter's protests and gave Jiri Rilke a yellow card for diving instead. Jiri Rilke hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 84th minute Henning Ebel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Greshake saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carsten Menzel in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emanuel Greshake saved Balus Treter from getting behind. A collision led to Balus Treter getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Harald Kovac hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Balus Treter's Zenobio Walendi got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Emanuel Greshake took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henning Ebel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There was no doubt that De Gulden Draak were the better team. De Gulden Draak's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.