U23 League

Darzhas Stadium
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Theodor Schmitt got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, STARGARD FC's Clemens Schall got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 5th minute Mister Bomba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lance Haßke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lance Haßke made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Nebe Girts sent off a good shot on target. 9 minutes into the match, Qian Xiong notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of STARGARD FC's Lance Haßke. Lance Haßke was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 13 minutes, Hardi Girrbach mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the STARGARD FC and the Harsh Gods players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 14th match minute, STARGARD FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hardi Girrbach to maneuver through the defense. Lance Haßke made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Mister Bomba sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in STARGARD FC's zone, Laimutis Baleika stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lance Haßke came out of the goal and Laimutis Baleika tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Jonas-Marius Petras fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Harsh Gods's protests and gave Jonas-Marius Petras a yellow card for diving instead. In the 19th minute, Jonas-Marius Petras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. STARGARD FC's Lance Haßke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mister Bomba in the 21st minute of play. Nebe Girts who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 22ndth minute tested the skills of Lance Haßke when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A collision led to STARGARD FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Michael Ballack hit a great ball. Lance Haßke made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Laimutis Baleika sent off a good shot on target. After 28 played minutes Harsh Gods got a freekick which was hit by Oro Karalius. Alius Amontas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theodor Schmitt in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 34th match minute, Harsh Gods was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bronius Bišlys to maneuver through the defense. 37 minutes into the match, STARGARD FC's goal looked a bit too open when Laimutis Baleika came free, but Lance Haßke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, STARGARD FC's Lance Haßke got control of the ball when Nebe Girts tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 47th minute, Theodor Schmitt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Laimutis Baleika came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Harsh Gods fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Laimutis Baleika couldn't finish the play.

The wind increased when Nebe Girts made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Mister Bomba left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Harsh Gods fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. 55 minutes into the match, STARGARD FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mister Bomba came free, but Lance Haßke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th minute, Laimutis Baleika ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lance Haßke was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. In the 63rdth minute of the game Mister Bomba who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but STARGARD FC's Lance Haßke was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 63 played minutes STARGARD FC got a freekick which was hit by Michael Ballack. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nebe Girts in the 69th minute of play forced STARGARD FC's goalkeeper Lance Haßke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lance Haßke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mister Bomba in the 70th minute of the match. Jonas-Marius Petras received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Lance Haßke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lance Haßke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mister Bomba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the match, Nebe Girts had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lance Haßke. STARGARD FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nebe Girts was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. Lance Haßke came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by Harsh Gods's Laimutis Baleika. But to his dismay, Laimutis Baleika quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. In the 80th minute Mister Bomba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lance Haßke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, STARGARD FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nebe Girts came free, but Lance Haßke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. STARGARD FC's Lance Haßke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mister Bomba in the 83rd minute of play. A collision led to Harsh Gods getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Laimutis Baleika hit a great ball. Laimutis Baleika's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lance Haßke read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. Lance Haßke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qian Xiong in the 89th minute of play. Lance Haßke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nebe Girts in the 90th minute of play. Lance Haßke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mister Bomba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lance Haßke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Qian Xiong, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. After 96 minutes, Clemens Schall mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the STARGARD FC and the Harsh Gods players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 96th match minute, STARGARD FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clemens Schall to maneuver through the defense. 97 minutes into the match, Nebe Girts had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lance Haßke. STARGARD FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nebe Girts was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0.