Prized/Friendly Cup

Suzuki Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Patric Rudersdorfer got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to International Thunders getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Klaus Kuster hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin Eckstein in the 7th minute of play forced Korona Kielce's goalkeeper Richard Brearley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, International Thunders's goal looked a bit too open when Stephen Duxbury came free, but Ciro Teyo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benjamin Eckstein struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Richard Brearley didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for International Thunders. Richard Brearley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Moritz Kurtz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maciej Korzym in the 16th minute of play forced International Thunders's goalkeeper Ciro Teyo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maciej Korzym in the 16th 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 19th minute Benjamin Eckstein shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richard Brearley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Richard Brearley didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gerrit Dohr went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 25 minutes into the match, International Thunders's goal looked a bit too open when Maciej Korzym came free, but Ciro Teyo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ciro Teyo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maciej Korzym in the 25th minute of play. Richard Brearley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerrit Dohr, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Moritz Kurtz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Richard Brearley having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norman Zahn in the 40th minute of play forced Korona Kielce's goalkeeper Richard Brearley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stephen Duxbury made a kick off. A collision led to International Thunders getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Steffen Steinki hit a great ball. 56 minutes into the match, Korona Kielce's goalkeeper Richard Brearley had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Moritz Kurtz. Richard Brearley 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 59th minute. In the 60th minute, International Thunders's Norman Zahn dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. Korona Kielce made a substitution. Drew Titmus replaced Vance Newbury. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Gerrit Dohr managed to get in a good position for a shot. International Thunders's supporters rose to their feet, but Gerrit Dohr was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Richard Brearley breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 68 minutes, Benjamin Eckstein mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the International Thunders and the Korona Kielce players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, International Thunders's Benjamin Eckstein got a free kick in the 68th minute. In the 72nd minute Norman Zahn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richard Brearley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacek Kielb in the 75th 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 81st minute, Stephen Duxbury made a precise shot to the right of Ciro Teyo. International Thunders's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. 84 minutes into the match, Korona Kielce's Drew Titmus broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After 87 minutes of play, Korona Kielce's Marcin Cebula made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ciro Teyo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Norman Zahn recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.