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Spectators: 9209 (Terracing: 6909, Seating: 2117, VIP seats: 183) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Loukianos Staikos got the match started through his kick off. If Rodrigo Ferdinand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When International Thunders's Loukianos Staikos in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Enzenbach's goalie prevented a goal. With an all-out effort, International Thunders's Klaudius Hebel threw himself towards the right post 16 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Loukianos Staikos, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Stefan Neubrandt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomas Seidl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Enzenbach's Klaudius Hebel got control of the ball when Rodrigo Ferdinand tried to sneak it across the goal line. International Thunders's Rodrigo Ferdinand got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loukianos Staikos in the 27th minute of play forced Enzenbach's goalkeeper Klaudius Hebel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. International Thunders were awarded a corner in the 29th minute after Enzenbach's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Carlo Gerick took the corner. Through an outstanding action, after 31 minutes, Klaudius Hebel successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 33rd minute, Loukianos Staikos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The International Thunders fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rodrigo Ferdinand got free with Klaudius Hebel in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rodrigo Ferdinand did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Klaudius Hebel 37 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Rodrigo Ferdinand kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Klaudius Hebel. That made the score 3-0 in the 40 minute of play. Rodrigo Ferdinand in the 43rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Klaudius Hebel, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Rodrigo Ferdinands short, quick shot in the 47thth minute got Klaudius Hebel to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ansgar Rankel was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Enzenbach's zone, Rodrigo Ferdinand stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Klaudius Hebel came out of the goal and Rodrigo Ferdinand tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Klaudius Hebel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Loukianos Staikos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Enzenbach's goalkeeper Klaudius Hebel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rodrigo Ferdinand recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Klaudius Hebel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Ferdinand in the 60th minute of play. In the 61st minute, Loukianos Staikos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The International Thunders fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Loukianos Staikos in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Klaudius Hebel saved Enzenbach from getting behind. Klaudius Hebel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Loukianos Staikos in the 67th minute of play. After 68 minutes, Rodrigo Ferdinand made it 5-0 with a short kick to the right side. Enzenbach's Klaudius Hebel tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Soon in the 74th minute of play forced Enzenbach's goalkeeper Klaudius Hebel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Soon took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Klaudius Hebel. Klaudius Hebel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. International Thunders's Rafael Schmitzberger was substituted for Lionel 柯景亦. Enzenbach's Klaudius Hebel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Ferdinand in the 83rd minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Enzenbach's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Soon came free, but Klaudius Hebel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jonathan Soon in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Klaudius Hebel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 88 minutes into the game, Tino Arent was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Enzenbach's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave International Thunders the free kick. Tino Arent kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. International Thunders made a substitution. Mario Moser replaced Oskar Vahlberg. After a rather tough play, Enzenbach's Tino Arent got a free kick in the 89th minute. Klaudius Hebel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Ferdinand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute of the match International Thunders got a corner. Enzenbach's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Carlo Gerick ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Carlo Gerick almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Enzenbach's Klaudius Hebel did a great save. If Jonathan Soon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. International Thunders had won after a very even match.