Tempo Arena
Spectators: 594 (Terracing: 447,
Seating: 136, VIP seats: 11) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Matthias Büssinger made the kick off which started today's match. After a defensive mix-up in La Academia's zone, Leo Pietro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iwan Grocholski came out of the goal and Leo Pietro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yuan Lei Jing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robby Woody, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 9 minutes into the match, Robby Woody notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Freestylers's Yuan Lei Jing. Yuan Lei Jing was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some careless play in the La Academia defense, Leo Pietro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Iwan Grocholski. The La Academia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Iwan Grocholski should have stopped the shot. Iwan Grocholski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leo Pietro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Freestylers's Yuan Lei Jing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gong Peng Bo in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th minute, Gong Peng Bo 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. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Freestylers's goalkeeper Yuan Lei Jing, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Yuan Lei Jing came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by La Academia's Francisco Alberto Zañartu. But to his dismay, Francisco Alberto Zañartu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. If Matthias Büssinger had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Francisco Alberto Zañartu managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Academia's supporters rose to their feet, but Francisco Alberto Zañartu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yuan Lei Jing breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 40 minutes into the match, Robby Woody had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yuan Lei Jing. Freestylers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Robby Woody was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Iwan Grocholski made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Björn Lachenicht sent off a good shot on target. In the 46th minute, Maxín Bacarreza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Freestylers's Musa Bardakçı shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 47th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Iwan Grocholski but with some difficulty. Musa Bardakçı got in the 47th minute a good position and tried a long shot which to a great surprise passed a very astonished Iwan Grocholski. This was a shot which ended in a score of 2-3. Freestylers made a substitution. Mathias Abstreiter replaced Simon John.
The wind increased when Robby Woody made the kick off in the second half. 59 minutes into the match, Freestylers's goal looked a bit too open when Gong Peng Bo came free, but Yuan Lei Jing reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Freestylers's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Alberto Zañartu came free, but Yuan Lei Jing reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, Freestylers's goalkeeper Yuan Lei Jing had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Robby Woody. In the 67th minute Matthias Büssinger shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iwan Grocholski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iwan Grocholski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matthias Büssinger, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yuan Lei Jing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Alberto Zañartu in the 72nd minute of play. In the 80th minute, Robby Woody hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Freestylers's Aytuğ Ergüden was substituted for Musa Bardakçı. La Academia made a substitution. Eric Sillén replaced Gong Peng Bo. Freestylers made a substitution. German Evarado replaced Leo Pietro. A collision led to La Academia getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Robby Woody hit a great ball. Robby Woody received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Yuan Lei Jing tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iwan Grocholski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matthias Büssinger, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matthias Büssinger in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iwan Grocholski saved La Academia from getting behind. Iwan Grocholski came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by Freestylers's Björn Lachenicht. But to his dismay, Björn Lachenicht quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3.
After the break the players went out on the field to play the first half of overtime with revived energy in their legs. Freestylers's Matthias Büssinger started the play with the initial kick off. In the 104th minute German Evarado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iwan Grocholski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 105th minute of the match Freestylers got a corner. La Academia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mathias Abstreiter ran over to the corner to take the kick. Iwan Grocholski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Björn Lachenicht in the 106th minute of play. Björn Lachenicht came free with the goalkeeper in the 109th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Iwan Grocholski could save by the left post. In the 110thth minute of the game Björn Lachenicht who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Academia's Iwan Grocholski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Iwan Grocholski didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Freestylers's Björn Lachenicht shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-3 in the ordered_time% minute. The Freestylers support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.
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