U18 League

Thunders Field
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when René Krug kicked off to start the match. In the 13th minute, Jacques Brinke hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Mario Grebe came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the International Thunders fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mario Grebe couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Lemel SV booed when International Thunders was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benjamin Eckstein didn't get a good kick on the ball. 17 minutes into the match, International Thunders's goal looked a bit too open when Gerard Keupink came free, but Timo-Fabian Rogowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Gerard Keupink's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Timo-Fabian Rogowski was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. In the 21st minute, Gerard Keupink made a precise shot to the right of Timo-Fabian Rogowski. International Thunders's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 24th minute, Benjamin Eckstein hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 25 played minutes, Lemel SV's Koos Teunissen shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Timo-Fabian Rogowski came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Lemel SV reached it. Lemel SV's Folker Ubels played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norman Zahn in the 26th minute of play. Folker Ubels made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Norman Zahn in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koos Teunissen in the 34th minute of play forced International Thunders's goalkeeper Timo-Fabian Rogowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to International Thunders getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Moritz Kurtz hit a great ball. Gerard Keupink scored 0-2 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Timo-Fabian Rogowski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Timo-Fabian Rogowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Koos Teunissen, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gerard Keupink was the one to do the kick off. Folker Ubels showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tim Buß in the 50th minute of the match. After 51 minutes, Jacques Brinke mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lemel SV and the International Thunders players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jacques Brinke kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Benjamin Eckstein charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benjamin Eckstein the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Timo-Fabian Rogowski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gerard Keupink's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. A collision led to Lemel SV getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Rinus Zoontjens hit a great ball. Jonas Wehren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Folker Ubels took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from René Krug, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 67 played minutes Lemel SV got a freekick which was hit by Gert Rensenbrink. A collision led to International Thunders getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Joel Jonas hit a great ball. René Krug kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Klaus Kuster hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Timo-Fabian Rogowski made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Gerard Keupink sent off a good shot on target. Folker Ubels took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from René Krug, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 80 minutes, Timo-Fabian Rogowski successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerard Keupink in the 87th minute of play forced International Thunders's goalkeeper Timo-Fabian Rogowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, International Thunders's Norman Zahn got a free kick in the 95th minute.