Official Cup

Thunders Field
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) After a rather tough play, International Thunders's Marcel Hennemann got a free kick in the 6th minute. After a defensive mix-up in International Thunders's zone, Heiko Arslan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lars Hauff came out of the goal and Heiko Arslan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roland Abraham in the 9th minute of play forced International Thunders's goalkeeper Lars Hauff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frederik Jelden received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Lars Hauff tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Norman Zahn kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. After 29 played minutes Pabing SV got a freekick which was hit by Axel Rademacher. In the 30th minute, Jochen Leers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th minute, Pabing SV's Benjamin Prinz seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Benjamin Prinz the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Pabing SV protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Benjamin Prinz had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 33 minutes into the game, one of Pabing SV:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 44th minute Nicolas Gruteser shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lars Hauff saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tim Buß made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frederik Jelden in the 51st minute of play forced International Thunders's goalkeeper Lars Hauff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Norman Zahn took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Joel Breitenbach. Joel Breitenbach dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. 62 minutes into the game, Axel Rademacher was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pabing SV's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave International Thunders the free kick. The supporters of International Thunders booed when Pabing SV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Axel Rademacher didn't get a good kick on the ball. Norman Zahn shot from long distance after 63 played minutes, a shot that Joel Breitenbach with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. The supporters of International Thunders booed when Pabing SV was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicolas Gruteser didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Patric Rudersdorfer came up free with the goalie in the 71st 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 Patric Rudersdorfer couldn't finish the play. In the 74th minute, Norman Zahn hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Norman Zahn fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joel Breitenbach having to interfere. A collision led to Pabing SV getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Fabio Lewandowski hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Norman Zahn in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joel Breitenbach prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Philipp Kiedrowski managed to get in a good position for a shot. International Thunders's supporters rose to their feet, but Philipp Kiedrowski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joel Breitenbach breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Joel Breitenbach took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Philipp Kiedrowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The International Thunders fans cheered their team off the field, for while Pabing SV had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.