U21 League

Thunders Field
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jan Haase took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 minutes, Andrey Gartvig mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ФК КрасноДАР and the International Thunders players grew even worse after the yellow card. International Thunders made a substitution. Tim Buß replaced Björn Hainl. The supporters of International Thunders booed when ФК КрасноДАР was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrey Gartvig didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jan Haase got free with Pavel Ronin in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jan Haase could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Pavel Ronin made a huge save. Arkadiy Averchenko kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Jonas Fydrich received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Pavel Ronin came out and tried to block the shot, but Jonas Fydrich slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 13th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Jan Haase managed to get in a good position for a shot. International Thunders's supporters rose to their feet, but Jan Haase was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pavel Ronin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gerrit Dohr's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Pavel Ronin firmly grabbed it by the left post. The supporters of International Thunders booed when ФК КрасноДАР was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arkadiy Averchenko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jan Haase who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 34thth minute tested the skills of Pavel Ronin when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 35th match minute, International Thunders was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan Haase to maneuver through the defense. Pavel Ronin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Steffen Steinki in the 41st minute of play. In the 43rd match minute, International Thunders was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tim Köppen to maneuver through the defense.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Igor Brovin to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the game, Valeriy Titov recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Thorsten Ternes. Valeriy Titov showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. In the 60thth minute of the game Jan Haase who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ФК КрасноДАР's Pavel Ronin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 61st minute Jan Haase shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavel Ronin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Niclas Schöttel kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, ФК КрасноДАР's goal looked a bit too open when Jonas Fydrich came free, but Pavel Ronin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jan Haase kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Pavel Ronin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Fydrich in the 73rd minute of play. In the 76thth minute of the game Jan Haase who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ФК КрасноДАР's Pavel Ronin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 79 minutes into the match, ФК КрасноДАР's goal looked a bit too open when Jonas Fydrich came free, but Pavel Ronin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute Jonas Fydrich shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavel Ronin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Jan Haase put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Pavel Ronin. After 86 minutes of play, International Thunders's Steffen Steinki made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pavel Ronin was left in no man's land by his defense there! There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. International Thunders fully deserved thier win.