Prized/Friendly Cup

Thunders Field
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) International Thunders's Patric Rudersdorfer started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience thought a goal was coming when Patric Rudersdorfer got free with 吴桦宁 in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 吴景迅 in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ciro Teyo saved International Thunders from getting behind. 10 minutes into the match, 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin Eckstein came free, but 吴桦宁 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute, Benjamin Eckstein made a precise shot to the right of 吴桦宁. 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. With a little luck, 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部's 吴桦宁 got control of the ball when Patric Rudersdorfer tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 17th minute, Patric Rudersdorfer reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of 吴桦宁. The goal made the score 2-0. 吴铮桦 hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, 吴桦宁 successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 26th match minute, International Thunders was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moritz Kurtz to maneuver through the defense. A sloppy throw-in by Luca Divis in the 28th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部's 吴皓俊. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, 冯骏云 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部's supporters rose to their feet, but 冯骏云 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ciro Teyo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ciro Teyo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 吴景迅 in the 31st minute of the match. The 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部 fans' excitement grew in the 35th match minute when 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部's 吴景迅 looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by 吴景迅 in the 40th minute of play forced International Thunders's goalkeeper Ciro Teyo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute 吴景迅 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Teyo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 45 minutes, 吴景迅 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部 and the International Thunders players grew even worse after the yellow card. After some careless play in the 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部 defense, Patric Rudersdorfer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 吴桦宁. The 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 吴桦宁 should have stopped the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when 吴景迅 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute 吴景迅 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Teyo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin Eckstein in the 55th minute of play forced 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部's goalkeeper 吴桦宁 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, International Thunders's Ciro Teyo got control of the ball when 冯骏云 tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ciro Teyo made an important save on a dangerous shot by 吴景迅 in the 63rd minute. Benjamin Eckstein received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. 吴桦宁 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部 booed when International Thunders was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. 朱峰西 didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, International Thunders's Ciro Teyo got control of the ball when 林洲明 tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, 冯骏云 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部's supporters rose to their feet, but 冯骏云 was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ciro Teyo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 75th minute, Benjamin Eckstein 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: 4-1. In the 78th minute of the match 吴皓俊 sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ciro Teyo skillfully saved the ball. If 吴景迅 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 吴铮桦'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. 吴铮桦 helped the player get up and apologised. In the 82nd match minute, 『挑战者』罗马奥林匹克俱乐部 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 吴铮桦 to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Patric Rudersdorfer in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 吴桦宁 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When 吴景迅 was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 87 minutes had been played. 吴景迅 kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. 吴桦宁 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patric Rudersdorfer in the 90th minute of play. The International Thunders support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.