Friendly League

River Stadium
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Tommi Grefen started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 7 minutes into the match, FK Green United's goalkeeper Ralf-Joachim Reichel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ian York. In the 9th minute, Daniel Luft made a precise shot to the right of Trev Cahill. River Thames FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Tommi Grefen struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Trev Cahill didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FK Green United. When the match had gone on for 17 minutes, Tommi Grefen put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Trev Cahill. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcus Swift got free with Ralf-Joachim Reichel in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 22nd minute Ian York shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ralf-Joachim Reichel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 22 played minutes Ian York rounded FK Green United's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-2. A collision led to FK Green United getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Daniel Luft hit a great ball. 28 minutes into the game, Ian York lined in a short shot 2-2 behind a frustrated Ralf-Joachim Reichel. Ralf-Joachim Reichel made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Tod Cartwright sent off a good shot on target. If Aras Görkem Zümer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tommi Grefen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 38 minutes into the game, Daniel Luft was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FK Green United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave River Thames FC the free kick. A collision led to FK Green United getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Daniel Luft hit a great ball. In the 41st match minute, FK Green United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Torsten Schlegel to maneuver through the defense. 43 minutes into the match, FK Green United's goal looked a bit too open when Ian York came free, but Ralf-Joachim Reichel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ian York in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ralf-Joachim Reichel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Trev Cahill showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Luft in the 46th minute of the match. Torsten Schlegel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ian York to make the kick off. River Thames FC's attentive Charles Baker managed to snatch the ball when Michael Baur made a throw-in in the 52nd minute of the game. Torsten Schlegel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Trev Cahill made a huge save. In the 60th minute Ian York shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ralf-Joachim Reichel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The River Thames FC fans' excitement grew in the 62nd match minute when River Thames FC's Ian York looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 66th minute Marcus Swift shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ralf-Joachim Reichel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69th match minute, FK Green United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Torsten Schlegel to maneuver through the defense. Ralf-Joachim Reichel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcus Swift in the 72nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, River Thames FC's Jerome Cartwright got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 82nd minute, Ian York got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 87th minute, Jerome Cartwright hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benedikt Dörfler was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 88th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Daniel Luft blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Trev Cahill having to make a save. Tommi Grefen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Trev Cahill made a huge save. Trev Cahill was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tommi Grefen showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-3 in the 92 minute of play. In the 95th match minute, River Thames FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Charles Baker to maneuver through the defense. River Thames FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.