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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Rhesos Routsis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oliverio Kahn having to interfere. Nessos Balouris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Gauger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nessos Balouris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ture Juniel in the 7th minute of play. Nessos Balouris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Gauger in the 9th minute of the match. Germany's Oliverio Kahn proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Germany from getting a goal against them. Nessos Balouris showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ture Juniel, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Germany's Oliverio Kahn proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Germany from getting a goal against them. Nessos Balouris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ture Juniel in the 20th minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Ture Juniel notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Cyprus's Nessos Balouris. Nessos Balouris was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Cyprus booed when Germany was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edbert Jahr didn't get a good kick on the ball. Oliverio Kahn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evripidis Papadimitriou in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Evripidis Papadimitriou 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. Nessos Balouris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Gauger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Evripidis Papadimitriou got free with Oliverio Kahn in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Germany's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Evripidis Papadimitriou 40 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-1. A collision led to Cyprus getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Leukothoe Sotiris hit a great ball. Sixten Gehling hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Evripidis Papadimitriou made a kick off. Oliverio Kahn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evripidis Papadimitriou, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Oliverio Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giorgos Robinho in the 55th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when André Gauger got free with Nessos Balouris in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nessos Balouris made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dominik Brett in the 61st minute. Cyprus's Nessos Balouris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ture Juniel in the 64th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Cyprus's goalkeeper Nessos Balouris had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by André Gauger. When Germany's Ture Juniel in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cyprus's goalie prevented a goal. Cyprus made a substitution. Lykaon Belesis replaced Leukothoe Sotiris. Cyprus made a substitution. Tassos Koutsoubos replaced Hektor Fitrakis. In the 71st minute Germany were awarded a corner. Edbert Jahr went to the cornerflag to take it. Cyprus's Nessos Balouris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dominik Brett in the 72nd minute of play. Oliverio Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evripidis Papadimitriou in the 74th minute of play. Traian Delas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nessos Balouris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto-Carlos da Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute Evripidis Papadimitriou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oliverio Kahn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 87 minutes of play, Germany's Roberto-Carlos da Silva made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nessos Balouris was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nessos Balouris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manfred Hönisch in the 90th minute of the match. 94 minutes into the match, Evripidis Papadimitriou notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Germany's Oliverio Kahn. Oliverio Kahn was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.