National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Svetaslav Yanchyk made the kick off and thus started the match. Stepan Firago made an important save on a dangerous shot by Uwe Birmes in the 3rd minute. Germany's Oliverio Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Svetaslav Yanchyk in the 5th minute of play. After 6 played minutes Belarus got a freekick which was hit by Petr Lykov. Stepan Firago took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ture Juniel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute, Uwe Birmes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stepan Firago was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Germany's Oliverio Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vadim Borisenko in the 17th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Belarus's goalkeeper Stepan Firago had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Uwe Birmes. The supporters of Germany booed when Belarus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patap Rebryn didn't get a good kick on the ball. 26 minutes into the match, Belarus's goalkeeper Stepan Firago had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ture Juniel. Stepan Firago took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ture Juniel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Germany were awarded a corner in the 29th minute after Belarus's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sixten Gehling took the corner. In the 31st minute Ture Juniel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stepan Firago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Belarus's goal looked a bit too open when Ture Juniel came free, but Stepan Firago reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute, Vadim Borisenko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 43 minutes had been played when some careless play by Belarus's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sixten Gehling was slow to take the kick. During this time Germany's players had a chance to rest. The audience was convinced that Ture Juniel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stepan Firago was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Uwe Birmes made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ture Juniel in the 53rd minute of play forced Belarus's goalkeeper Stepan Firago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ture Juniel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Stepan Firago made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ture Juniel in the 54th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Uwe Birmes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stepan Firago was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Germany made a substitution. Róbert Štriker replaced Uwe Birmes. 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by Belarus's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sixten Gehling was slow to take the kick. During this time Germany's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Germany's corner Sixten Gehling fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Stepan Firago quite easily take care of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Sulo Montaña managed to get in a good position for a shot. Germany's supporters rose to their feet, but Sulo Montaña was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stepan Firago breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Róbert Štriker in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stepan Firago saved Belarus from getting behind. In the 65thth minute of the game Róbert Štriker who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Belarus's Stepan Firago was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Germany's Róbert Štriker in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Belarus's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Róbert Štriker's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stepan Firago was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. 69 minutes into the match, Belarus's goal looked a bit too open when Róbert Štriker came free, but Stepan Firago reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stepan Firago showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jörg Hannemann in the 75th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Ture Juniel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stepan Firago was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. In the 79th minute Germany were awarded a corner. Sixten Gehling went to the cornerflag to take it. Sulo Montaña kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Róbert Štriker in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stepan Firago saved Belarus from getting behind. Sulo Montaña sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stepan Firago took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sulo Montaña, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Germany's Sulo Montaña got a free kick in the 87th minute. Stepan Firago showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ture Juniel in the 94th minute of the match. Germany's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.