U18 League

New Ground
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Ken Saur started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute, Heiko Schmeisser ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maurits Weinhardt was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 10th minute, Heiko Schmeisser left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Spandauer Rain Kings fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The supporters of Spandauer Rain Kings booed when Pheonix FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Piet Albertus didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ricardo Palli struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Jacob Kobel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pheonix FC. Maurits Weinhardt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ken Saur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd match minute, Pheonix FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Runar Hårdell to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd minute of the match Heiko Schmeisser shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Maurits Weinhardt showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 23 minutes into the game, Steffen Dyrehøj was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pheonix FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Spandauer Rain Kings the free kick. The supporters of Spandauer Rain Kings booed when Pheonix FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Steffen Dyrehøj didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 24th minute of the match Heiko Schmeisser shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Maurits Weinhardt showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Heiko Schmeisser hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. A collision led to Pheonix FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Laust Kisling hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ken Saur in the 32nd minute of play forced Pheonix FC's goalkeeper Maurits Weinhardt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maurits Weinhardt came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Spandauer Rain Kings's Abbo Ditsche. But to his dismay, Abbo Ditsche quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. In the 39th match minute, Pheonix FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nils Taffenberg to maneuver through the defense. Maurits Weinhardt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ken Saur in the 40th minute of play. Maurits Weinhardt came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by Spandauer Rain Kings's Abbo Ditsche. But to his dismay, Abbo Ditsche quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 51st minute Nils Taffenberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacob Kobel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ken Saur fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maurits Weinhardt having to interfere. Manfred Klimke sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 66th minute Heiko Schmeisser shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maurits Weinhardt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wagner Schaumburg in the 68th minute of play forced Spandauer Rain Kings's goalkeeper Jacob Kobel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Runar Hårdell kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. In the 69th minute of the match Heiko Schmeisser shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Maurits Weinhardt showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Pheonix FC's Steffen Dyrehøj got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 79th minute of the match Mike Westrich shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Maurits Weinhardt showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 81 minutes into the match, Ricardo Palli had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jacob Kobel. Spandauer Rain Kings's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ricardo Palli was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Jacob Kobel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Palli, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. When Ricardo Palli came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Pheonix FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ricardo Palli couldn't finish the play. 94 minutes into the match, Pheonix FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ken Saur came free, but Maurits Weinhardt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Spandauer Rain Kings's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.