U23 League

Chlorine Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, 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. Kartal Başar started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Kartal Başar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thorsten Ternes was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. In the 9th minute, Tim Köppen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Waut Vanden Berghe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Björn Hainl, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 19thth minute of the game Kartal Başar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but International Thunders's Thorsten Ternes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. International Thunders's Thorsten Ternes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save International Thunders from getting a goal against them. When Twierdza Osowiec's Kartal Başar in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye International Thunders's goalie prevented a goal. A nice corner shot did that He Wei Bin got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Thorsten Ternes quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 28th minute, Pepo Orihuela 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 30 minutes, Tim Köppen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the International Thunders and the Twierdza Osowiec players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 30th match minute, International Thunders was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tim Köppen to maneuver through the defense. In the 31st minute He Wei Bin 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 37th minute Kartal Başar 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. Waut Vanden Berghe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Haase in the 41st minute of play. Jorge Van Hoyveldt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thorsten Ternes was out of position in the 47 minute of play, and Jorge Van Hoyveldt capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jorge Van Hoyveldt really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Kartal Başar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Twierdza Osowiec's supporters rose to their feet, but Kartal Başar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thorsten Ternes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kartal Başar in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thorsten Ternes saved International Thunders from getting behind. When the match clock showed 64 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Kartal Başar sped through International Thunders's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Thorsten Ternes. 72 minutes into the match, International Thunders's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Van Hoyveldt came free, but Thorsten Ternes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jorge Van Hoyveldt in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thorsten Ternes saved International Thunders from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Jorge Van Hoyveldt put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Thorsten Ternes. Thorsten Ternes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kartal Başar, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. The corner led Twierdza Osowiec's He Wei Bin to fire away a dangerous shot which Thorsten Ternes despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Jan Haase hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Thorsten Ternes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kartal Başar in the 85th minute of the match. In the 87th minute, Pepo Orihuela 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. 91 minutes into the match, International Thunders's goal looked a bit too open when Pepo Orihuela came free, but Thorsten Ternes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in International Thunders's zone, Jorge Van Hoyveldt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thorsten Ternes came out of the goal and Jorge Van Hoyveldt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Björn Hainl hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Kartal Başar struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Thorsten Ternes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Twierdza Osowiec. For all the effort they put into the match, the International Thunders players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Twierdza Osowiec.