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Spectators: 9372 (Terracing: 7031, Seating: 2155, VIP seats: 186) When International Thunders's Loukianos Staikos in the 2nd minute got a chance for a shot 2nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Linsberg FC's goalie prevented a goal. After 4 minutes of play, International Thunders's Rodrigo Ferdinand made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Torsten Ström was left in no man's land by his defense there! Torsten Ström was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Loukianos Staikos showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 9 minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Loukianos Staikos dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Torsten Ström, 3-0. The crowd rose to their feet as International Thunders's Rodrigo Ferdinand slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Torsten Ström. That made the score 4-0 after 14 minutes of play. Torsten Ström came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by International Thunders's Loukianos Staikos. But to his dismay, Loukianos Staikos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Loukianos Staikos in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Torsten Ström saved Linsberg FC from getting behind. In the 24th minute, Rodrigo Ferdinand ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Torsten Ström was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. With splendid footwork Loukianos Staikos arrived in front of goal to shoot 7-0 by the left pole in the game's 28th minute. Rodrigo Ferdinand in the 31stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Torsten Ström, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With an all-out effort, International Thunders's Torsten Ström threw himself towards the right post 33 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Nichifor Borăscu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 35 minutes into the match, Rodrigo Ferdinand had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Torsten Ström. Linsberg FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rodrigo Ferdinand was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. Torsten Ström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gernot Kellner in the 40th minute of play. 41 minutes into the game, Tibor Bäuschlein cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-0. Torsten Ström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 44th play minutes Rodrigo Ferdinand shot 10-0, a short shot which went by Torsten Ström and just under the crossbar into goal. Loukianos Staikos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Torsten Ström having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 10-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Loukianos Staikos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 50th match minute, Linsberg FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dennis-Maurice Kalleder to maneuver through the defense. Torsten Ström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Loukianos Staikos in the 51st minute of play. 51 minutes into the match, Loukianos Staikos notched a goal, 11-0, to the right of Linsberg FC's Torsten Ström. Torsten Ström was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Loukianos Staikos scored 12-0 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Torsten Ström, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 58th minute Loukianos Staikos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Torsten Ström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Torsten Ström came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by International Thunders's Loukianos Staikos. But to his dismay, Loukianos Staikos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 13-0. When the match clock showed 65 minutes, the score became 14-0 when Rodrigo Ferdinand sped through Linsberg FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Torsten Ström. International Thunders made a substitution. Jonathan Soon replaced Loukianos Staikos. 72 minutes into the match, Jonathan Soon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Torsten Ström. Linsberg FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jonathan Soon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 16-0. Rodrigo Ferdinand recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. International Thunders made a substitution. Damian Trac replaced Rodrigo Ferdinand. 81 minutes into the game, Kaan Aktürk cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 17-0. Torsten Ström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 85th minute, Jonathan Soon ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Torsten Ström was frozen by the shot and now it was 18-0. In the 87thth minute of the game Damian Trac who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Linsberg FC's Torsten Ström was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tibor Bäuschlein received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Torsten Ström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Linsberg FC's zone, Jonathan Soon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Torsten Ström came out of the goal and Jonathan Soon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. International Thunders walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.