Official Cup

Der Waldhof
Spectators: 207 (Terracing: 156, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edmondo Venditti kicked off to start the match. Stade Tunisien's Emir Haj Mokthar took a good shot, in the 2nd minute, which hit the crossbar above Martin Steffen's head, and flew over the goal. Mondorf Forest's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by Stade Tunisien. 4 minutes into the match, Stade Tunisien's goal looked a bit too open when Linus Göbl came free, but Hatem Negrouz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute Lassaad Lamouchi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Steffen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Mondorf Forest's goal looked a bit too open when Lassaad Lamouchi came free, but Martin Steffen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jerry Hasselbach charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jerry Hasselbach the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Hatem Negrouz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ruben Schmit showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 20 minute of play. In the 26th minute Fabinho Porto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Steffen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emir Haj Mokthar in the 28th minute of play forced Mondorf Forest's goalkeeper Martin Steffen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabinho Porto in the 33rd minute of play forced Mondorf Forest's goalkeeper Martin Steffen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabinho Porto in the 38th minute of play forced Mondorf Forest's goalkeeper Martin Steffen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 43 minutes into the game, when Bart Feuerstein put in a rough tackle. 42 minutes into the game, one of Mondorf Forest:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Fabinho Porto made the kick off in the second half. When Stade Tunisien's Emir Haj Mokthar in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mondorf Forest's goalie prevented a goal. After 59 minutes of play, Mondorf Forest's Linus Göbl made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hatem Negrouz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Stade Tunisien's Lassaad Lamouchi suffered a concussion after 62 minutes and had to leave the field. After 62 minutes, Martin Friedrich mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mondorf Forest and the Stade Tunisien players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 62 played minutes Mondorf Forest got a freekick which was hit by Martin Friedrich. Martin Friedrich hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. A collision led to Stade Tunisien getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Emir Haj Mokthar hit a great ball. Mondorf Forest made a substitution. Vincent Gessler replaced Linus Göbl. Emir Haj Mokthar kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. With a little luck, Mondorf Forest's Martin Steffen got control of the ball when Fabinho Porto tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emir Haj Mokthar in the 69th minute of play forced Mondorf Forest's goalkeeper Martin Steffen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Achraf Neifar took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Martin Steffen. Martin Steffen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Martin Steffen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emir Haj Mokthar in the 73rd minute of play. 75 minutes into the match, Mondorf Forest's goal looked a bit too open when Emir Haj Mokthar came free, but Martin Steffen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mondorf Forest's Martin Steffen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Mondorf Forest from getting a goal against them. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Achraf Neifar took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Martin Steffen to make any attempt to save it. Stade Tunisien made a substitution. Faouzi Ammar replaced Emir Haj Mokthar. 86 minutes into the game, Faouzi Ammar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Stade Tunisien's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mondorf Forest the free kick. In the 86th match minute, Stade Tunisien was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faouzi Ammar to maneuver through the defense. Martin Steffen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Achraf Neifar, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 89th minute Achraf Neifar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Steffen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mondorf Forest's Martin Friedrich got his second yellow card of the match in the 90th minute. The referee ordered Martin Friedrich off the ground. Mondorf Forest's Martin Steffen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Mondorf Forest from getting a goal against them. 93 minutes into the match, Mondorf Forest's goalkeeper Martin Steffen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabinho Porto. In the 93rd match minute, Stade Tunisien was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Herman to maneuver through the defense. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Stade Tunisien walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.