National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 15921 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 5448, VIP seats: 473) Peter Freeh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vidar Kjartansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Jens-Ola Nordin sped through Germany's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Peter Freeh. Robert Enke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Heintje Rechmann in the 10th minute of play. In the 14th minute, Lothar Demski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 15 minutes into the match, Germany's goal looked a bit too open when Vidar Kjartansson came free, but Peter Freeh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robert Enke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lothar Demski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Robert Enke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sandor Klingler in the 19th minute of the match. Robert Enke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lothar Demski, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. 24 minutes into the game, Sweden's Robin Kellbom nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Peter Freeh made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jens-Ola Nordin in the 27th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Peter Freeh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Heintje Rechmann in the 28th minute of play forced Sweden's goalkeeper Robert Enke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute Jens-Ola Nordin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peter Freeh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Peter Freeh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vidar Kjartansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Peter Freeh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robin Kellbom in the 35th minute of the match. Heintje Rechmann could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Robert Enke made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars Arenstedt in the 37th minute of play forced Germany's goalkeeper Peter Freeh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Peter Freeh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jens-Ola Nordin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute Jens-Ola Nordin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peter Freeh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Sweden getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Bo Granqvist hit a great ball. The supporters of Germany booed when Sweden was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arman Hansson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

55 minutes into the match, Germany's goalkeeper Peter Freeh had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vidar Kjartansson. Jens-Ola Nordin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Peter Freeh having to interfere. Germany's Peter Freeh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jens-Ola Nordin in the 58th minute of play. Peter Freeh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nahia Na Nakhor in the 59th minute of the match. Peter Freeh made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vidar Kjartansson in the 61st minute. Germany's Peter Freeh proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Germany from getting a goal against them. Robert Enke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kjetil Wirths, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sweden made a substitution. Rasmus Ekeroth replaced Vidar Kjartansson. In the 66th minute of the match Germany got a corner. Sweden's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Atilla Türkoğlu ran over to the corner to take the kick. Robert Enke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kjetil Wirths in the 68th minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, Kjetil Wirths had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Robert Enke. Sweden's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kjetil Wirths was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Germany made a substitution. Mika Liskowsky replaced Torsten Henning. Peter Freeh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rasmus Ekeroth, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 82nd minute Heintje Rechmann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robert Enke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nahia Na Nakhor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Peter Freeh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Robert Enke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sandor Klingler in the 85th minute of play. With a little luck, Germany's Peter Freeh got control of the ball when Rasmus Ekeroth tried to sneak it across the goal line. Heintje Rechmann took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Robert Enke. Robert Enke 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. Nahia Na Nakhor hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Neither Germany or Sweden succeeded in finding a winner during the second half. That meant the players faced another 30 minutes of extra-time.