Leaving my mate's house in Mulheim an der Ruhr, me wearing my VFL scarf and my mate wearing his VFL jersey and scarf, we caught the train from the town's station and then the tram from Bochum to the stadium itself. We grabbed a refreshing beer from the local petrol station as we waited for my mate's three German friends.
Standing in my favourite 'P-Block' we were 'entertained', prior to kick-off, by a rather awful marching band demonstrating some even worse baton twirling. This was to be an omen for the game itself. Both Bochum and Karlsruher had nothing to play for in this end of season match and both teams looked as if they were going through the motions. Bochum probably edged the game in possession and chances and were deserving of the 58th minute lead when Terodde slotted home a shot off the post to the keeper's right. Just as it was looking like a scrappy win for the home team a clumsy challenge felled a Karlsruher striker and Nazarov put away the 87th minute penalty kick.
After the game we headed down Castroper Strasse, said our farewells to my mate's friends and headed back to Mulheim. The 14,643 attendees witnessed what would be comparable to a poor English tier 2 game.
Back in Mulheim we were treated to the best lasagne I had ever tasted.
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