Cliff Burton Arena
Spectators: 9215 (Terracing: 6913,
Seating: 2119, VIP seats: 183) Fire Devils's Zlatko Ibrahimović started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Dee Ramone hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After 4 minutes of play, Fire Devils's Zlatko Ibrahimović made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Glenn Danzig was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 10th minute Zlatko Ibrahimović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glenn Danzig saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th minute of the match Fire Devils got a corner. ☠ Metal Militia ☠'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Samuel Giger ran over to the corner to take the kick. Mitja Wollstadt made a great header on Fire Devils's corner, it was just that ☠ Metal Militia ☠'s Glenn Danzig managed to reach the ball for a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zlatko Ibrahimović in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Glenn Danzig saved ☠ Metal Militia ☠ from getting behind. Nils-Emil Blomkvist in the 23rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Olaf Geiger, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Olaf Geiger stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nils-Emil Blomkvist's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Dariusz Nalaskowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 34 minutes into the match, ☠ Metal Militia ☠'s goal looked a bit too open when Zlatko Ibrahimović came free, but Glenn Danzig reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Zlatko Ibrahimović had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Glenn Danzig. ☠ Metal Militia ☠'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zlatko Ibrahimović was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Iosif Vornic in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Glenn Danzig saved ☠ Metal Militia ☠ from getting behind. Glenn Danzig took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dariusz Nalaskowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 47th minute Zlatko Ibrahimović shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glenn Danzig saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Glenn Danzig took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dariusz Nalaskowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
Fire Devils's Olaf Geiger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nils-Emil Blomkvist in the 53rd minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Fire Devils's goal looked a bit too open when Pier Meyer came free, but Olaf Geiger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th minute of the match, Dariusz Nalaskowski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Glenn Danzig saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Dariusz Nalaskowski charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dariusz Nalaskowski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 70th match minute, Fire Devils was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dariusz Nalaskowski to maneuver through the defense. ☠ Metal Militia ☠ made a substitution. Nicko McBrain replaced York Segatz. ☠ Metal Militia ☠ made a substitution. Derrick Green replaced Cornelius Heck. After 71 played minutes Fire Devils got a freekick which was hit by Dariusz Nalaskowski. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nils-Emil Blomkvist in the 74th minute of play forced Fire Devils's goalkeeper Olaf Geiger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to ☠ Metal Militia ☠ getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Nicko McBrain hit a great ball. In the 76th minute of the match Samuel Giger sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Glenn Danzig skillfully saved the ball. After 79 minutes, Dee Ramone mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ☠ Metal Militia ☠ and the Fire Devils players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to ☠ Metal Militia ☠ getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Dee Ramone hit a great ball. Emmanuel Heggli took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 83rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Olaf Geiger. Fire Devils's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After having played for 84 minutes, Nils-Emil Blomkvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ☠ Metal Militia ☠'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Nils-Emil Blomkvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Fire Devils getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Garson Pfäffli hit a great ball. Olaf Geiger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nils-Emil Blomkvist in the 87th minute of play. In the 88th minute, Nils-Emil Blomkvist left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ☠ Metal Militia ☠ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. ☠ Metal Militia ☠'s Glenn Danzig proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save ☠ Metal Militia ☠ from getting a goal against them. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.
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