3rd Win for AKITA against Wong Siu Ching

AKITA comes back from behind to win 18 - 9 (5 - 6) against Wong Siu Ching. In a match full of surprises, AKITA managed to keep its cool to win thanks to a strong second half. For its first Monday match of the competition, it seemed that the AKITA player were still focus on the office rather than on the work to be done. The opponent was unknown and was playing a quite different style from European teams. A lot of quick passes were targeted at wing or line players. Wong Siu Ching scored the first 2 goals thanks to its number 9 from the right wing. Akita did not score in the first 10 minutes because of a lot of lost balls and poor shoots. PA (11) entered for Markus (17) and scored the first goal on a great pass from the half but not without messing up before his first ball by failing to catch a normal pass! the AKITA team did not seem to be in the match up to the 14th minute when Yoann (5) decided to take the initiative and scored despite being fouled, escaping his opponent with a 360 turn. He also scored the 3rd for AKITA 2 minutes later. Score was then 3 -5 and it was the confidence boost the Gwailo team needed. Hans finally found the target scoring 2 more goals before half time using his power to make the space and the shoot. Nevertheless, at half time Wong Siu Ching was still ahead 6-5. After 3 goals in the first half, the French connection took the spotlight. The coaches asked for few technical adjustments and repositioned PA to the half left next to Yoann. This was rapidly proved judicious with 3 more goals (1 penalty) for PA and Yoann adding another one bringing the team back to parity and then building a 2 goal cushion. (9 - 7 on the 6th minute in 2nd Half). Number 12 answered with a penalty but the AKITA Team was now in motion and Hans scored a fined shot piercing through the middle of the defense and leaving the keeper far from the ball. As the Wong Siu Ching defenders were getting higher to try to stop the AKITA halves, it opened some space in the middle of the defense.It was time to get few fast breaks and balls to the line, Alex (9) scored the next 2 goals. The opponents scored another goal but it was then all one way traffic from there ans despite a technical 2 minutes for Lars entering the court as Yoann did not go through the right channel out of the pitch, the score kept widening with PA scoring a lob penalty that would not have been approved by the coaches, Ulf adding his name to the score sheet and Hans closing the score with 2 more goals. Final score of 18 - 9 was hiding a match of 2 halves and it has been a good chance for the AKITA squad to prove its team spirit and learn from its mistakes. Goals: Hans 6, PA 6 (2/2), Yoann 3, Alex 2, Ulf 1.