Official Cup

Fighters Stadion
Spectators: 192 (Terracing: 145, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Frank Seybold kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matt Uyterhelcht in the 2nd minute of play forced Hamburg Fighters's goalkeeper Nolan Bästlein to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes into the game, Zero Gravity's Matt Uyterhelcht nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nolan Bästlein made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Benoit Van Heurick was a little too slow when Frank Seybold got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 10th minute. The score was now 1-1. 22 minutes into the match, Jullian Van Castel notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Hamburg Fighters's Nolan Bästlein. Nolan Bästlein was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jules Van Linthoudt during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 27th match minute, Zero Gravity was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jules Van Linthoudt to maneuver through the defense. Benoit Van Heurick made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wulf-Dieter Schwarze in the 28th minute. 31 minutes into the match, Wulf-Dieter Schwarze notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Zero Gravity's Benoit Van Heurick. Benoit Van Heurick was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Zero Gravity getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Jules Van Linthoudt hit a great ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jullian Van Castel to make the kick off. After 51 minutes of play Zero Gravity's Jules Van Linthoudt was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 51 played minutes Zero Gravity got a freekick which was hit by Jules Van Linthoudt. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 67th minute of the game. One of Hamburg Fighters:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Zero Gravity:s goal. When Zero Gravity's Remie Dirckx in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hamburg Fighters's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 75 minutes, Matt Uyterhelcht managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zero Gravity's supporters crossed their fingers, but Matt Uyterhelcht was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 77 minutes into the game, Hamburg Fighters's Frank Seybold nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benoit Van Heurick made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. Andrez Dams fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nolan Bästlein having to interfere. With splendid footwork Matt Uyterhelcht arrived in front of goal to shoot 3-4 by the left pole in the game's 83rd minute. A collision led to Zero Gravity getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Andrez Dams hit a great ball. Nolan Bästlein made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matt Uyterhelcht in the 92nd minute of play.