World League

Thunders Field
Spectators: 7698 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Loukianos Staikos started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, International Thunders's goal looked a bit too open when Iulian Bacalbașa came free, but Stefan Neubrandt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Iulian Bacalbașa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Stefan Neubrandt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. International Thunders's Stefan Neubrandt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebati Rafih in the 14th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Douglas D Agostino in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Stefan Neubrandt prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Paşa Borlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kaan Aktürk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Paşa Borlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kaan Aktürk in the 23rd minute of play. After 27 played minutes THE CRYSTAL SHIP got a freekick which was hit by Octav Milcoveanu. Stefan Neubrandt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Douglas D Agostino in the 29th minute of the match. International Thunders's Stefan Neubrandt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebati Rafih in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st minute THE CRYSTAL SHIP were awarded a corner. Borys Dudek went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 34th minute Douglas D Agostino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stefan Neubrandt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, International Thunders's goal looked a bit too open when Douglas D Agostino came free, but Stefan Neubrandt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stefan Neubrandt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebati Rafih in the 39th minute of the match. International Thunders's Stefan Neubrandt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Douglas D Agostino in the 43rd minute of play. Paşa Borlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kaan Aktürk, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Douglas D Agostino to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Douglas D Agostino reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Stefan Neubrandt. The goal made the score 0-1. Douglas D Agostino might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Stefan Neubrandt. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Douglas D Agostino ran back to his position shaking his head. Through an outstanding action, after 59 minutes, Stefan Neubrandt successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Douglas D Agostino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 67 minutes into the match, International Thunders's goal looked a bit too open when Douglas D Agostino came free, but Stefan Neubrandt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. THE CRYSTAL SHIP made a substitution. Luca Dănilă replaced Douglas D Agostino. In the 76th minute Luca Dănilă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stefan Neubrandt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th minute of the match THE CRYSTAL SHIP got a corner. International Thunders's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Borys Dudek ran over to the corner to take the kick. 80 minutes into the match, THE CRYSTAL SHIP's goal looked a bit too open when Kaan Aktürk came free, but Paşa Borlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. International Thunders made a substitution. Mario Moser replaced Oskar Vahlberg. Luca Dănilă blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stefan Neubrandt having to make a save. Stefan Neubrandt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Dănilă, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Stefan Neubrandt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luca Dănilă in the 89th minute of the match. In the 91st match minute, THE CRYSTAL SHIP was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Avram Tremurici to maneuver through the defense. Paşa Borlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Soon, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. THE CRYSTAL SHIP's Paşa Borlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kaan Aktürk in the 94th minute of play. The THE CRYSTAL SHIP players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.