Friendly League

Shark Tank Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Harun Eraltay started the match with the kick off. Gu Zhan Wei stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hector Todor's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Lukas Goretzka managed to get in a good position for a shot. PoWer SC 2K5's supporters rose to their feet, but Lukas Goretzka was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gu Zhan Wei breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 9th minute, Hector Todor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Harun Eraltay took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ovidio Ritchie. Ovidio Ritchie dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Matthew Wagner managed to get in a good position for a shot. PoWer SC 2K5's supporters rose to their feet, but Matthew Wagner was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gu Zhan Wei breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gu Zhan Wei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zvonimir Prestin in the 19th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute, Zvonimir Prestin made a precise shot to the right of Gu Zhan Wei. Academia Santista CIMZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lukas Goretzka in the 26th minute of play forced Academia Santista CIMZ's goalkeeper Gu Zhan Wei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A well-hit corner resulted in Alexander Brehme heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. With a little luck, PoWer SC 2K5's Ovidio Ritchie got control of the ball when Harun Eraltay tried to sneak it across the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Lukas Goretzka had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gu Zhan Wei. Academia Santista CIMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lukas Goretzka was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. After a defensive mix-up in Academia Santista CIMZ's zone, Lukas Goretzka stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gu Zhan Wei came out of the goal and Lukas Goretzka tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 40 minutes of play, PoWer SC 2K5's Leroy Kluttig made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gu Zhan Wei was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hector Todor stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zvonimir Prestin in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gu Zhan Wei saved Academia Santista CIMZ from getting behind. When PoWer SC 2K5's Hector Todor in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Academia Santista CIMZ's goalie prevented a goal. After 63 minutes PoWer SC 2K5's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Vladimir Tande who took care of the corner kick. Ovidio Ritchie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Nerio in the 69th minute of the match. PoWer SC 2K5's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Matthew Wagner in the 73rd minute. PoWer SC 2K5's Matthew Wagner was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gu Zhan Wei in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Felipe Nerio in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ovidio Ritchie prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gu Zhan Wei stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zvonimir Prestin's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. PoWer SC 2K5 were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after Academia Santista CIMZ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Matthew Wagner took the corner. Gu Zhan Wei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hector Todor in the 83rd minute of the match. Leroy Kluttig scored 2-5 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gu Zhan Wei, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Hector Todor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leroy Kluttig got free with Gu Zhan Wei in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Academia Santista CIMZ's goalkeeper Gu Zhan Wei, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. PoWer SC 2K5's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.