U23 League

Skatbank-Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kurt Sissons kicked off to start the match. Johnny Ingham recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kurt Sissons in the 4th minute of play forced Motor Altenburg's goalkeeper Michael Metzler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kurt Sissons took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Michael Metzler. Michael Metzler dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 15 minutes into the match, Larry Rayner notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Motor Altenburg's Michael Metzler. Michael Metzler was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match clock showed 18 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Kurt Sissons sped through Motor Altenburg's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Michael Metzler. Michael Metzler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kurt Sissons in the 24th minute of play. The supporters of Motor Altenburg booed when Meninges FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brad Gray didn't get a good kick on the ball. Franz Waitz, 25 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 33rd minute Kurt Sissons shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michael Metzler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Michael Metzler stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kurt Sissons's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kurt Sissons in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Michael Metzler prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Franz Waitz hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. 39 minutes into the game, Kurt Sissons cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Michael Metzler was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Zackary Boulding kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

The wind increased when Giuseppe Kalleder made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Kurt Sissons's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Michael Metzler was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. In the 53rd minute, Kurt Sissons left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Meninges FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. In the 59th minute, Kurt Sissons made a precise shot to the right of Michael Metzler. Motor Altenburg's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. Giuseppe Kalleder charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Giuseppe Kalleder the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Motor Altenburg's Reinhard Hörbelt got a free kick in the 65th minute. When Meninges FC's Kurt Sissons in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Motor Altenburg's goalie prevented a goal. Kurt Sissons in the 68thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Michael Metzler, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 69 minutes into the game, Larry Rayner recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Michael Metzler. Larry Rayner showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-7. Michael Metzler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fraser Oatway in the 74th minute of play. A collision led to Motor Altenburg getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Franz Waitz hit a great ball. Motor Altenburg's Michael Metzler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fraser Oatway in the 79th minute of play. If Johnny Ingham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 83 minutes into the match, Motor Altenburg's goalkeeper Michael Metzler had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Johnny Ingham. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Johnny Ingham took a quick shot and it went in 0-9 without a chance for Michael Metzler to make any attempt to save it. Kurt Sissons did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-10 to the left of a surprised Michael Metzler 90 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 96 minutes, Fraser Oatway took a quick shot and it went in 0-11 without a chance for Michael Metzler to make any attempt to save it. Meninges FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.