Prized/Friendly Cup

Yellow
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) If Patric Rudersdorfer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 6 minutes into the match, YELLOW FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gerrit Dohr came free, but Christos Vlachakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nikos Loukmas kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. With a little luck, International Thunders's Ciro Teyo got control of the ball when Nikos Triantopoulos tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Kostas Seremeglis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benjamin Eckstein scored 0-1 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Christos Vlachakis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Roland Schachner kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th minute Benjamin Eckstein shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christos Vlachakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute, Norman Zahn 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: 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Moritz Kurtz in the 40th minute of play forced YELLOW FC's goalkeeper Christos Vlachakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norman Zahn in the 44th minute of play forced YELLOW FC's goalkeeper Christos Vlachakis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 46 minutes into the match, YELLOW FC's goal looked a bit too open when Moritz Kurtz came free, but Christos Vlachakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christos Vlachakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benjamin Eckstein in the 47th minute of the match. After the first half International Thunders were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nikos Triantopoulos to make the kick off. A hard shot 51 in the game by Klaus Kuster from a close distance when the talented Christos Vlachakis managed to make a qualified save. YELLOW FC's players were relieved. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benjamin Eckstein during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 53rd match minute, International Thunders was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Eckstein to maneuver through the defense. Christos Vlachakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roland Schachner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Christos Vlachakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin Eckstein, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. If Patric Rudersdorfer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 64 played minutes YELLOW FC got a freekick which was hit by Petros Soumedakis. After a defensive mix-up in YELLOW FC's zone, Gerrit Dohr stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christos Vlachakis came out of the goal and Gerrit Dohr tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, International Thunders's Klaus Kuster got a free kick in the 68th minute. Patric Rudersdorfer charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Patric Rudersdorfer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind YELLOW FC's goalkeeper Christos Vlachakis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, YELLOW FC's Christos Vlachakis got control of the ball when Patric Rudersdorfer tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Patric Rudersdorfer got free with Christos Vlachakis in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Patric Rudersdorfer who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 87thth minute tested the skills of Christos Vlachakis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With an all-out effort, International Thunders's Christos Vlachakis threw himself towards the right post 88 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Norman Zahn, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Akis Koutras's late challenge caught a International Thunders's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Akis Koutras helped the player get up and apologised. A hard shot 91 in the game by Patric Rudersdorfer from a close distance when the talented Christos Vlachakis managed to make a qualified save. YELLOW FC's players were relieved. 0-4 became the score in the 93rd minute when Benjamin Eckstein elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. International Thunders's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.