Mario Gomez kehilangan peluang terbaik mereka, ketika berusaha menyarangkan bola lewat tandukan bebasnya dari jarak beberapa meter di dekat kiper Robert Enke ketika ia tampak meyakinkan bisa mencetak gol di akhir babak pertama tersebut.
Mario Gomez missed their best chance, putting a free header from a few metres out far too close to goalkeeper Robert Enke when he seemed certain to score at the end of the first half.