| Yasha and Yura D. picked the teams | ||||
| WHITEs got C, Erick, Vova M. and Andreas | ||||
| DARKs got Vlad 2, Michel and Damon | ||||
| Lenia N. re-appeared after 2.5 years of absence – Welcome back? |
Game Timeline
09:37 – 0:0 – Start on a small dry field
09:50 – 0:1 – New Lenia N. was hitting the ball, but Misha T. gets the credit for the goal
10:00 – 1:1 – Vadim L. to Marat to Andres – Score!
10:06 – 1:2 – Vlad 2 continues his series after a short break – powerful goal!
10:08 – 1:4 – Two goals from Lyonya G. in a row. First GK allowed a high ball in. Next – a perfect hit from a short distance
10:14 – 2:4 – Very slow recovery begins – Cüneyt – calm calculated pass from Vova M.
10:21 – 3:4 – Vova M. scores – pass most likely from Erick
10:29 – 4:4 – Cüneyt – second goal!
10:36 – 5:4 – Rebound from Damon, and Yura D. (K) scores
10:46 – 6:4 – Cüneyt again
10:53 – 7:4 – Vova M. scores after a server from Erick after a questionable faulr was called in the middle of the field
***** After 6 goals in a row – it is a time to take a breather *****
11:00 – 7:5 – Vlad 2 strikes again
11:113 – 7:6 – Goal goes to Michel, but Alex Grt redirected the ball into the net
***** Long minutes of struggle – which way the game will tip? *****
11:29 – 8:6 – Vova M. – final nail in the coffin
Standings after 20 Games
To be listed here one needs at least one quarter of all games played:
| Nu | Player | Games | Wins Losses | Goals | Goals per Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Grt | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0.789 |
| 2 | Oleg | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0.417 |
| 3 | Lenia Ch. | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0.333 |
| 4 | Grisha Rom. | 6 | 3 | 11 | 1.833 |
| 5 | Misha P. | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0.182 |
| 6 | Vlad 2 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 2.273 |
| 7 | Kolya P. | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0.778 |
| 8 | Yasha | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Vova M. | 6 | 1 | 17 | 2.833 |
| 10 | Ilya L. | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0.727 |
| 11 | Tony | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0.667 |
| 12 | Yura D. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 |
| 13 | Misha T. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 |
| 14 | Secam | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0.429 |
| 15 | Andrey S. | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0.4 |
| 16 | Jamie | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.143 |
| 17 | Cüneyt | 5 | 0 | 11 | 2.2 |
| 18 | Georgi | 7 | 0 | 13 | 1.857 |
| 19 | Camilo | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1.2 |
| 20 | Lyonya G. | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 21 | Lesha K. | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0.571 |
| 22 | Marat | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 23 | Boris R. | 6 | -1 | 11 | 1.833 |
| 24 | Roma | 8 | -1 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 25 | Grisha L. | 5 | -1 | 6 | 1.2 |
| 26 | Oliver | 5 | -1 | 5 | 1 |
| 27 | William | 5 | -1 | 2 | 0.4 |
| 28 | Arkasha B. | 5 | -1 | 2 | 0.4 |
| 29 | Max | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | John S. | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Tiro | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Stas M. | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Hayk | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Ruslan | 6 | -2 | 11 | 1.833 |
| 35 | Dr. Yurik | 12 | -2 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 36 | Michel | 13 | -2 | 5 | 0.385 |
| 37 | Zhenia V. | 5 | -3 | 5 | 1 |
| 38 | Victor | 9 | -4 | 10 | 1.111 |
| 39 | Vadim L. | 12 | -5 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 40 | Zhenia A. | 9 | -5 | 2 | 0.222 |
The turning point of the game was when down 1-4 I had a quick conversation with Cuneyt and to my surprise and his credit he listened to my advice to change his game to be more team oriented and not to try and do everything by himself. He started spraying quick passes to open teammates instead of always trying to dribble past multiple defenders and shooting. As a result we improved tremendously, keeping possession very well, controlling the rest of the game, going on a 7-2 run which swung the final score 8-6 in our favor.
Marat