The group stage of the Mülheim Indoor City Championship is entering its final stages. Who will secure the last spots in the final round on January 3? Read the live ticker for updates.
After a successful and, above all, peaceful first day of the tournament, today, Sunday, December 28, marks the second and final day of the preliminary round of the 51st Indoor City Championship in Mülheim. This article will be continuously updated.
And that wraps up the preliminary round of the Indoor City Championship in Mülheim. VfB Speldorf and SC Croatia Mülheim have secured their spots in the final round.
VfB Speldorf – Sportfreunde Mülheim 10:1
1st minute: The final match is underway!
3rd minute: The Landesliga team takes the lead.
4th minute: Jannis Timm makes it 2-0 for VfB, who aren’t letting anything slip here.
5th minute: Just a few seconds later, Timm celebrates again—3-0.
6th minute: Hat trick for Timm, who is once again cheered on by a small group as the “soccer god.”
8th minute: It’s becoming very clear. The score is now 6-0, and Küper has also found the back of the net for the sixth time today.
9th minute: 7-0 and goal number seven for Küper, who now leads the tournament’s scoring chart.
11th minute: 8-0 for Speldorf! The Sportfreunde are getting thoroughly run over here.
12th minute: Speldorf scores again, but the Sportfreunde get a consolation goal!
Mülheimer SV – SC Croatia Mülheim 0-2
1st minute: The penultimate match of the day is underway!
2nd minute: This match is about qualifying for the knockout stage, as Speldorf has already secured first place in the group with 9 points. 1. FC Mülheim-Styrum has 4 points, and Sportfreunde Mülheim has one point. Croatia already has four points. Mülheimer SV has three. That means even a draw would be enough for Croatia Mülheim.
4th minute: 1-0 for Croatia! Samuel Baffour opens the scoring in this match.
8th minute: The A-League team is dictating the game. Just like in the previous matches, MSV 07 is having a very hard time getting into the game.
9th minute: It’s 2-0 for Croatia, who are now almost certain to advance!
12th minute: The game is over! Croatia joins Speldorf in the final round.
VfB Speldorf – 1. FC Mülheim-Styrum 4-0
2nd minute: While the match is already underway, the broadcast team reports that there are 1,026 spectators at today’s tournament.
6th minute: Few scoring chances, but a fast pace and plenty of tackles—that’s roughly how one could describe this tight first half of the game. Mülheim-Styrum has had slightly more of the play.
8th minute: Küper just takes a shot and scores his fourth goal—1–0 Speldorf.
9th minute: 2–0 for VfB, and once again it’s Küper, who is putting in a very strong performance in this tournament.
11th minute: Bradley Asoh scores again to make it 3–0 for VfB Speldorf.
12th minute: Jannis Timm makes the score even more lopsided, scoring the fourth goal for the Landesliga side.
Mülheimer SV – Sportfreunde Mülheim 2-0
1st minute: Mülheimer SV is really under pressure, having lost their first two matches.
4th minute: And in the opening minutes of this match, the Bezirksliga side is having serious trouble finding its rhythm.
5th minute: The best chance belongs to the B-League side, which hits the left post.
7th minute: Goalkeeper Michel de Cruppe keeps MSV 07 in the game. The Sportfreunde are clearly the better team.
7th minute: Look at that! Noah Schindlegger puts the district league team ahead with his 1-0 goal.
9th minute: The ball just won’t go in for the Sportfreunde. Every shot misses by a few centimeters.
12th minute: With the final whistle, MSV 07 seals the match.
1. FC Mülheim-Styrum – SC Croatia Mülheim 3:3
1st minute: Mülheim-Styrum kicks off and scores just seconds later to make it 1-0. Croatia hadn’t really settled in yet.
2nd minute: Equalizer! Almin Pepic makes it 1:1.
4th minute: The game has turned around. With quick one-touch passing, Croatia combines in front of the goal, where Fabian Nitsch only has to tap it in.
7th minute: Time penalty for Croatia goalkeeper Efe Özkan, who handled the ball outside his penalty area.
8th minute: With a man advantage, 1. FC Mülheim equalizes. Now the teams are back to even strength on the field.
11th minute: Hatim Bentaleb makes it 3-2 for 1. FC Mülheim. A large portion of the crowd immediately erupts in cheers.
12th minute: The final minute of the game is underway. Can Croatia come back one more time?
12th minute: The answer is yes! Samuel Baffour scores the 3-3 equalizer.
VfB Speldorf – Mülheimer SV 07 3-0
1st minute: The match continues with Speldorf facing Mülheimer SV.
3rd minute: Leon Barghorn scores the 1-0 for VfB Speldorf, which has clearly dominated the match so far.
7th minute: 2-0 for Speldorf, and Küper scores his third goal of the day.
12th minute: MSV 07 is being clearly dominated and has barely posed a threat throughout the entire twelve minutes. Speldorf is simply too wasteful with its chances.
12th minute: Bradley Asoh seals the deal with his 3-0 goal.
SC Croatia Mülheim – Sportfreunde Mülheim 2-1
1st minute: Kickoff between the two district league teams.
1st minute: A very nice combination by Croatia Mülheim leads to the first goal of the match.
2nd minute: The response comes shortly after. Marius Stoltenberg pokes the ball over the line.
5th minute: Huge chances on both sides, but the opposing goalkeepers are on their toes.
9th minute: Sportfreunde clears the ball off the line! It’s a tight contest between the B-League and A-League teams.
10th minute: SC Croatia takes the lead. Blaz Vukancic slots the ball into the right corner.
Mülheimer SV – 1. FC Mülheim-Styrum 3:4
1st minute: Kickoff in game number three! Mülheimer SV is now also kicking off the tournament.
4th minute: Not much has happened in this indoor match so far either. It’s clear that this is MSV 07’s first game of the indoor season.
5th minute: As expected, 1. FC Mülheim-Styrum now takes the lead through Ahmed Ammari!
7th minute: The score is tied at 1-1. David Mazan equalizes for Mülheimer SV.
8th minute: Mülheim-Styrum takes the lead again. Mohamed Al Naboush puts 1. FC ahead in this Bezirksliga clash.
9th minute: The lead doesn’t last long. Justin Gramsch scores the 2-2 with a beautiful long-range shot and quickly follows it up with the 3-2.
11th minute: Hatim Bentaleb pulls 1. FC Mülheim back into the game. Will there still be a winner in this match?
12th minute: Mert Kesici makes it 4-3 for 1. FC Mülheim! Is that the decider?
12th minute: Indeed. The match ends 4-3 in favor of 1. FC Mülheim-Styrum.
VfB Speldorf – SC Croatia Mülheim 3-1
1st minute: The program continues.
3rd minute: It took a while, but with VfB’s first chance, the Landesliga side takes the lead through Calvin Küper.
7th minute: Game number two is proving to be a rather tough affair. Both teams are feeling each other out rather than taking risks.
9th minute: 2-0 for Speldorf, and it’s Küper again, who stays in the play and pokes the ball into the net.
12th minute: It’s 3-0, and that seals the deal!
12th minute: Croatia pulls one back with a spectacular sliding-tackle goal to make it 1-3.
First up is the match between 1. FC Mülheim-Styrum and Sportfreunde Mülheim (3-3)
1st minute: Kickoff for the second day of the preliminary round!
1st minute: Sportfreunde force Lukas Schmidt into his first double save. A good start for the B-League team
2nd minute: There’s the first goal of the day! Sportfreunde take the lead.
4th minute: 1. FC Mülheim is struggling and can barely get into the game. Sportfreunde Mülheim is keeping the ball and their opponents on the move.
5th minute: Out of nowhere, Mert Kesici equalizes!
7th minute: Mülheim-Styrum turns the game around—2:1 for the favorites in this match.
9th minute: Sportfreunde aren’t going to take that lying down. Jannis Grube scores the equalizer.
10th minute: And the lead changes hands again, but this time it’s the B-League team celebrating thanks to David Richter. The celebration doesn’t last long, however, as Mohamed Al Naboush promptly responds to make it 3-3.
12th minute: A double chance for Sportfreunde, but Schmidt denies them.
On the first day, the first two groups, A and B, already played. Starting at 2 p.m., the focus will be on determining the last two—or perhaps three—teams from Group C that will compete in the final round on January 3.
Group C: VfB Speldorf, 1. FC Mülheim-Styrum, Mülheimer SV 07, SC Croatia Mülheim, Sportfreunde Mülheim
BW Mintard, Tuspo Saarn, Fatihspor Mülheim, Mülheimer FC 97, and Dümptener TV are already waiting in the final round. SV Heißen (with 5 points) is on tenterhooks, hoping that today’s third-place team in the group finishes worse so that they too can join the action on January 3.