Official Cup

Tivoli Arena
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Efraim Heinzel started the match with the kick off. 8 minutes into the match, Dario Lindenthal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Heinrich Labudda. PoznanGalaxy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dario Lindenthal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 12th minute, Marc-Dominic Cuypers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, PoznanGalaxy's Heinrich Labudda got control of the ball when Theo Nadolski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Heinrich Labudda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Efraim Heinzel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Heinrich Labudda made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dario Lindenthal in the 27th minute. In the 27th minute, Baldur Härle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Simon Behrendt took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pekko Badla. Pekko Badla dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Dario Lindenthal's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Heinrich Labudda firmly grabbed it by the left post. Alemannia Aachen's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Theo Nadolski in the 41st minute. Heinrich Labudda was out of position in the 46 minute of play, and Efraim Heinzel capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Efraim Heinzel really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ivar Arbogast stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Julius Wegmann hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Terry Pitz in the 52nd minute really tested Pekko Badla's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Ivar Arbogast hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Oliver Baß hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Heinrich Labudda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dario Lindenthal, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Efraim Heinzel scored 3-1 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Heinrich Labudda, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thomas Bressem charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thomas Bressem the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 68th minute, one of Alemannia Aachen:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Alemannia Aachen. In the 70th minute, Winfried Layher ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pekko Badla was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. In the 72nd minute, Baldur Härle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Theo Nadolski took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 73rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Heinrich Labudda. PoznanGalaxy's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After having played for 74 minutes, Ivar Arbogast managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PoznanGalaxy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ivar Arbogast was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baldur Härle in the 83rd minute of play forced Alemannia Aachen's goalkeeper Pekko Badla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivar Arbogast in the 90th minute of play forced Alemannia Aachen's goalkeeper Pekko Badla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Heinrich Labudda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Efraim Heinzel, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. PoznanGalaxy's Heinrich Labudda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efraim Heinzel in the 93rd minute of play. After 98 minutes, Efraim Heinzel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alemannia Aachen and the PoznanGalaxy players grew even worse after the yellow card. Efraim Heinzel kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match.