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Wednesday, 05 December 07, 01:14 AM

Technology is a grand thing...

Almost 2 weeks, hands cut from handling delicate electronic parts with sharp edges in confined spaces, and some elbow grease later, I'm finally connected to the world again. It was rather boring, if I must admit. You can only drag out grading tests and watching boring TV shows for so long. I even tore through the 4 books on my reading stack in the mean time. 

The highlight of the down time was the Arminia-Bayern Munich match, which I actually accidentally found on TV on Sunday afternoon. I had unfortunately missed the game live, but a Spanish station had the match on tape delay. I must say there is nothing like an Anglophone watching German football with Spanish commentary.

With that said, I must say it was a match that was one for Arminia supporters to be proud of, and, one which in all honesty Arminia should have gotten a point out of. With they way they played up to the Ribery goal, it should have been at least 1-0 Arminia if not 2-0 if Jonas Kamper and Sibisuso Zuma's chanced had been slotted home. As Middendorp eluded to, in the city centre, the advantage can easily to the Beetle, if the Porsche is not careful, and the opening play proved it. Unfortunately, the Porsche got going in a hurry, and Franck Ribery's goal was simply sublime, and it put Arminia on the back foot for virtually the rest of the game. Hain's injury just before halftime was rather disconcerting, though Rowen Fernandez's emergency relief work was commendable, despite him almost letting in a goal by Luca Toni on his first shot. Hain is all but out for Friday's match at Borussia Dortmund, so it's up to Fernandez to 

Despite the play, Arminia sit three points above the drop zone, and have the worst goal differential to boot. To add to the cheery news, Arminia only have a single win away from the Alm, and that was against Wolfsburg in the season opener. Of course, us Arminia supporters are used to such grim news, so it's not as frightening as to an outsider. With two more matches to go at Dortmund and home to Stuttgart, inspired play like in the first 20 minutes against Bayern would go well. Here's to that.

Catch you folks on the other side of the Dortmund game. 

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