by our BVF kid reporter Noa Sierzputowski

I’m Noa Sierzputowski, and I got the chance to be a kid reporter at the final of the Sparki Cup! That meant I got to see how the Berlin Football Association (BFV) does its media work.

It all started with an announcement in the hall: The first four kids to reach the BFV stand would get to be kid reporters. And of course, I thought, “I can totally do this!” So I sprinted off and was actually the second one there. Behind me, I could see a whole avalanche of kids running, trying to get in too. The two BFV people in charge were already at the counter, watching closely to make sure only the first four made it. Some kids tried to argue that they were first, but the BFV guys didn’t budge and sent everyone else back. So, just us four lucky kids got to go.

First, we met a woman who was in charge of social media. She explained what she films and when. Then, she took a picture of us from behind and posted it online. After that, a photographer joined us. She showed us the different cameras she uses—one for close-ups and another for wide shots. We even got to hold the camera and take some pictures ourselves!

Just as we finished, our school team from Phorms Berlin Mitte was playing their first match. We rushed to cheer for our team! They were a bit nervous at first, but with over 200 kids in the crowd yelling for them, they did great. The game against the Grundschule am Sandstein ended in a 0:0 draw, which wasn’t bad for the first match.

After that, we kid reporters went back to the BFV stand and got T-shirts with “Kid Reporter” printed on the back. That was so cool! Then, we headed down to the field, where we could see our team up close—sweating, fighting, and showing all kinds of emotions. The second game was way more intense. Our team played against Schele-Grundschule and gave it everything they had. The fan section (aka, us) went absolutely crazy. When our striker, Espen, got fouled super hard, we screamed so much we almost lost our voices! The other player got a red card and had to sit out for two minutes. Espen was down for a long time, and we were all really worried. But then, Nima came in for him and almost immediately scored a goal for Phorms! We cheered so loud that even our teachers freaked out. And when Espen came back, he totally got his revenge—he scored an amazing goal to make it 2:0!

After that, we met up with the media team again and walked around the hall, taking more photos and chatting.

Then, it was time for our next match… but it didn’t go as well. The Aziz-Nesin-Grundschule won 3:2 against Phorms. Our boys were really upset, and a few even cried. But there was still one last match to win in order to become champions.

For the final match against Grundschule am Sandstein, I got to be super close to the action again. Our team fought hard, and Luuk scored a great goal, but the game ended 1:1. That meant… PENALTY SHOOTOUT! The tension was insane. Each team got five shots: 2:1 – 2:2 – 3:2 – 3:3 – 4:3 – 4:4… it was unbearable! Both teams kept scoring, and it was still a tie at 6:6. No one in the hall was sitting anymore—everyone was screaming and watching in suspense.

Then, Hugo, our amazing goalkeeper, made an epic save. And then came Emanuel from my class—he stepped up, stayed super calm, and scored like a total pro.

GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAL!!!!! PHORMS IS THE CITY CHAMPION!!! The BEST team in all of Berlin! 232 teams played in this tournament, and our school won it all! The whole fan section stormed onto the field, jumping and screaming like crazy! Even our teachers had tears in their eyes.

It was such an incredible experience—for me as a kid reporter and as a fan! And now, as I write this, I’m still smiling.

Noa Sierzputowski

Class 6k