League

Greifswald Germany
Spectators: 7954 (Terracing: 5967, Seating: 1829, VIP seats: 158) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hu Yao Nan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rafael Lenzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Hu Yao Nan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Toni Kroos MGZ™'s supporters rose to their feet, but Hu Yao Nan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Takis Koutsos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Beatles's Takis Koutsos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Lenzi in the 9th minute of play. Heros Viana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Róbson Simões in the 12th minute of the match. If Dé Marques had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Toni Kroos MGZ™ getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Luís Fabiano Oliveira hit a great ball. Rafael Lenzi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 24thth minute tested the skills of Takis Koutsos when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Rafael Lenzi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Takis Koutsos having to make a save. 32 minutes into the match, Róbson Simões had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Heros Viana. Toni Kroos MGZ™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Róbson Simões was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Takis Koutsos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rafael Lenzi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 35 minute of play. The Beatles's Takis Koutsos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felice Garibaldi in the 37th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hu Yao Nan in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Takis Koutsos saved The Beatles from getting behind. Takis Koutsos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rafael Lenzi's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Róbson Simões in the 41st minute of play forced Toni Kroos MGZ™'s goalkeeper Heros Viana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Beatles's Takis Koutsos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save The Beatles from getting a goal against them. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Róbson Simões to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes Toni Kroos MGZ™ got a freekick which was hit by Rafael Lenzi. Takis Koutsos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Lenzi in the 55th minute of play. When the match clock showed 57 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Rafael Lenzi sped through The Beatles's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Takis Koutsos. Toni Kroos MGZ™'s Felice Garibaldi got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 63rd minute, Hu Yao Nan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Beatles's Frederico Messias was substituted for Hélio Neto. Heros Viana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frederico Messias in the 73rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hu Yao Nan in the 76th minute of play forced The Beatles's goalkeeper Takis Koutsos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Hu Yao Nan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hu Yao Nan in the 82nd minute of play forced The Beatles's goalkeeper Takis Koutsos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Toni Kroos MGZ™ walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.