After a strong start with Matsuo and Michael scoring 2 each on top of an Ulf goal, AKITA was leading 5 - 2 but a string of conceded penalties prevented the gap to widen further Matsuo and Ulf adding one more whereas Markus opened his count and 2 goals from Wei Tao brought the gap to 2 only (8- 6 on 16th minute). On the right wing, Lars was repaid for his activity as he managed to overtake his defender and powerfully slotted through from the right wing. After Markus made the score 10 - 7, AKITA suffered a lapse in concentration and few lost balls or insufficient defending resulted in 4 conceded goals in 4 minutes as Wei Tao moved ahead by one.
The last 3 minutes were closely fought as AKITA came back 3 times from behind through Matsuo, Markus and Michael to end on 13 - 13. At the half time, the team was conscious that it had not been a pretty performance but that the main requirement was to tighten the defense.
AKITA started the second half with an immediate goal from Matsuo to go back on top and followed with a strong defense but without adding the goals to make a gap. After 5 minutes Wei Tao scored their first goal to make it 14 - 14. 2 goals from Florian and Markus on each wings should have made the difference but Wei Tao came back again.
This is the moment AKITA finally changed gear and use its improved defense to feed it attack and move away. 5 unanswered goals from Michael, Norbert (2), Yoann and Ulf sealed the match with 10 minutes to go. From there on, Wei Tao was only able to score on penalties as Wan was there to compensate for any gap in the defense, stopping few fast breaks on his own. 3 more French goals (2 for florian and 1 for Yoann) and the match was over 24 -19.
It may not have been an ideal performance but it was a good crescendo with an ideal results. With the 3 points, AKITA stays on top of the league with 3 potentially decisive matchs to come.
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