U23 League

Thunders Field
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Damian Trac started the match with the kick off. Thorsten Ternes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elias Torfs in the 3rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Björn Hainl during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of SK Gullegem booed when International Thunders was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Björn Hainl didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute, Björn Hainl 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. After 17 played minutes Jan Haase rounded SK Gullegem's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. Jacky Jamieson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thorsten Ternes having to interfere. Thomas Zielinski received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marco Jamieson came out and tried to block the shot, but Thomas Zielinski slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 28th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jacky Jamieson in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thorsten Ternes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Marco Jamieson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thomas Zielinski in the 36th minute. The supporters of International Thunders booed when SK Gullegem was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anton Volders didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Remco de Nooter made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Gerrit Dohr shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Jamieson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SK Gullegem's Marco Jamieson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan-Hauke Balke in the 55th minute of play. A collision led to SK Gullegem getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Anton Volders hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, SK Gullegem's Anton Volders got a free kick in the 61st minute. After 65 played minutes SK Gullegem got a freekick which was hit by Anton Volders. After 67 minutes of play, International Thunders's Gerrit Dohr made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marco Jamieson was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the SK Gullegem defense, Gerrit Dohr kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marco Jamieson. The SK Gullegem fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marco Jamieson should have stopped the shot. In the 75th minute, Remco de Nooter 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. Thorsten Ternes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jacky Jamieson in the 78th minute. In the 81st minute Remco de Nooter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thorsten Ternes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute, Jan Haase made a precise shot to the right of Marco Jamieson. SK Gullegem's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Thomas Zielinski struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Marco Jamieson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for International Thunders. In the 91st minute, Gerrit Dohr made a precise shot to the right of Marco Jamieson. SK Gullegem's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. 95 minutes into the match, SK Gullegem's goal looked a bit too open when Gerrit Dohr came free, but Marco Jamieson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th minute, Gerrit Quintens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. International Thunders had played much better football throughout.