The preliminary round of the indoor city championship in Mülheim is coming to an end. Who will secure the last tickets for the final round on January 3? The live ticker to read.

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.

That’s it for the preliminary round of the Indoor City Championship in Mülheim. VfB Speldorf and SC Croatia Mülheim have secured their places in the final round. VfB Speldorf – Sportfreunde Mülheim 10:1 1st minute: The last game is underway! 3rd minute: The regional league team takes the lead. 4th minute: Jannis Timm makes it 2:0 for VfB, who are not letting anything slip here.

5th minute: Just a few seconds later, Timm has another reason to celebrate – 3:0.

6th minute: Hat trick for Timm, who is once again hailed as a “soccer god” by a small group of fans.

8th minute: It’s becoming very clear. The score is now 6-0, and Küper has also scored his sixth goal of the day.

9th minute: 7-0 and also goal number seven for Küper, who now leads the tournament’s scoring chart.

11th minute: 8-0 for Speldorf! The Sportfreunde are really getting crushed here.

12th minute: Speldorf scores again, but the Sportfreunde get a consolation goal!

Mülheimer SV – SC Croatia Mülheim 0-2

1st minute: The penultimate game of the day is underway!

2nd minute: This game will decide who advances to the final round, as Speldorf has already won 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 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 dominating the match. As in the other games before, MSV 07 is having a very difficult time getting into the game.

9th minute: 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 game is already underway, the director announces that there are 1026 spectators at today’s tournament. 6th minute: Few scoring chances, but a high tempo and lots of tackles – that’s roughly how you could describe the first half of this game. Mülheim-Styrum has had slightly more possession. 8th minute: Küper takes a shot and scores his fourth goal – 1-0 to Speldorf. 9th minute: 2-0 to VfB, and once again it is Küper who is putting in a very strong performance in this tournament. 11th minute: Bradley Asoh scores again to make it 3-0 to VfB Speldorf.

12th minute: Jannis Timm makes it even clearer and scores goal number four for the regional league team.

Mülheimer SV – Sportfreunde Mülheim 2-0

1st minute: Mülheimer SV is really under pressure, having lost the first two games.

4th minute: And in the opening minutes of this game, the district league team is also having real problems getting into their stride.

5th minute: The best chance belongs to the B-league team, who fails to score at the left post.

7th minute: Goalkeeper Michel de Cruppe keeps MSV 07 in the game here. Sportfreunde are clearly the better team. 7th minute: Look at that! Noah Schindlegger puts the district league team ahead 1-0. 9th minute: The ball just won’t go in for Sportfreunde. Every shot misses by a few centimeters. 12th minute: MSV 07 decides the game with the final whistle. 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 wasn’t really organized yet. 2nd minute: Equalizer! Almin Pepic makes it 1:1. 4th minute: The game has turned around. With quick one-touch football, Croatia combines in front of the goal, where Fabian Nitsch only has to tap the ball in. 7th minute: Time penalty for Croatia goalkeeper Efe Özkan, who caught the ball with his hand outside his area.

8th minute: With a man advantage, 1. FC Mülheim manages to equalize. Now there are equal numbers on the field again.

11th minute: Hatim Bentaleb makes it 3-2 for 1. FC Mülheim. Most of the crowd erupts in cheers.

12th minute: The last minute of the game is underway. Can Croatia come back again?

12th minute: The answer is yes! Samuel Baffour scores to make it 3-3.

VfB Speldorf – Mülheimer SV 07 3-0

1st minute: The game continues with Speldorf against Mülheimer SV.

3rd minute: Leon Barghorn makes it 1-0 for VfB Speldorf, who have clearly dominated the game so far.

7th minute: 2-0 for Speldorf and Küper scores his third goal of the day.

12th minute: MSV 07 is clearly dominated and has hardly posed any threat throughout the entire twelve minutes. Speldorf is simply too erratic with its own chances.

12th minute: Bradley Asoh puts the final nail in the coffin 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 fine combination from Croatia Mülheim leads to the first goal of the game.

2nd minute: The response comes shortly afterwards. Marius Stoltenberg pokes the ball over the line. 5th minute: Huge chances at both ends, but the opposing keepers are on top form. 9th minute: Sportfreunde clear off the line! It’s a close contest between the B- and A-league teams.

10th minute: SC Croatia takes the lead. Blaz Vukancic slides 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 starting the tournament.

4th minute: Not much has happened in this indoor match so far either. It is clear that this is MSV 07’s first game of the indoor season.

5th minute: 1. FC Mülheim-Styrum takes the lead through Ahmed Ammari!

7th minute: The score is now 1:1. David Mazan equalizes for Mülheimer SV. 8th minute: Mülheim-Styrum takes the lead again. Mohamed Al Naboush puts 1. FC ahead in the district league duel. 9th minute: The lead doesn’t last long. Justin Gramsch scores the 2:2 with a beautiful long-range shot and quickly follows up with the 3:2.

11th minute: Hatim Bentaleb brings 1. FC Mülheim back into the game. Will there be a winner in this match?

12th minute: Mert Kesici makes it 4-3 for 1. FC Mülheim! Is that the decisive goal?

12th minute: Indeed. The match ends 4-3 for 1. FC Mülheim-Styrum.

VfB Speldorf – SC Croatia Mülheim 3-1

1st minute: The program continues.

3rd minute: It took a long time, but with VfB’s first chance, the regional league team takes the lead through Calvin Küper.

7th minute: Game number two is proving to be a tough undertaking. Both teams are feeling each other out rather than taking risks.

9th minute: 2-0 for Speldorf, and Küper scores again after staying in the play and poking the ball into the goal.

12th minute: 3-0 and the game is decided!

12th minute: Croatia pulls one back with a spectacular sliding goal to make it 1-3.

The match between 1. FC Mülheim-Styrum and Sportfreunde Mülheim kicks off at 3-3.

1st minute: The second day of the preliminary round kicks off!

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 hardly get into the game. Sportfreunde Mülheim is keeping the ball and their opponents running.

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 are not going to take this lying down. Jannis Grube scores the equalizer.

10th minute: And once again the game is turned on its head, but this time it is the B-League team who can celebrate thanks to David Richter. However, the celebrations do not last long, as Mohamed Al Naboush promptly responds to make it 3-3.

12th minute: Double chance for the Sportfreunde, but Schmidt saves both shots.

On day one, the first two groups, A and B, have already played. Starting at 2 p.m., the last two or perhaps three teams from Group C will be determined, who 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) will have to wait and see whether the third-placed team in today’s group is worse off in order to also be in the running on January 3.