Hamburg	4	Simon, Max F, Aron, Yuki
Chelsea	3	Max H (2), Till

Just one goal in the first half as Hamburg took the lead through Simon from Sam's crossfield pass. The second half was end-to-end stuff as first Max H equalized from Till's cross from the right wing. Almost immediately it was good work from Sam on the wing, whose centre found Max F and he made no mistake with a nice finish. Aron then doubled Hamburg's lead, collecting Yuki's pass 20 metres out and smashing an unstoppable shot past Thorben. It seemed a victory was assured for Hamburg but a crazy last two minutes nearly cost them dearly...

Chelsea seemed dead and buried but were handed a lifeline when Alec chopped down Till with the goal at his mercy with just two minutes on the clock. Till picked himself up and dispatched the penalty emphatically, low to Glenn's right. Chelsea's tails were up and they equalized for the second time with great footwork from Till again setting Max H up to toe poke home!!! But this game had one more twist as Hamburg won a corner on the left. Sam whipped in a great ball which evaded a clutch of players at the front post and Yuki pounced to win the game with the last kick of a fantastic game of football!!

 

Hamburg	4	Sam, Edgar, Simon, Max F
Villareal	1	Niklas

How could the first game be followed??? Well with another 4 goals and a win for Hamburg! As expected, Villareal flew out of the traps against a Hamburg team who were a little tired after their first match. Niklas opened the scoring soaring high to power a
great header into the corner from Peti's free-kick. But Hamburg levelled as Sam pounced on a poor clearance by Sven to find the near corner with his trusted left
boot. Villareal will rue the chances they missed before half-time as Jan, Peti and Adam pushed hard for a goal.

The break seemed to help Hamburg catch their breath and they got a bit of luck to take the lead. Aron's corner was a good one and, under pressure from Max F, it was Edgar's head which diverted the ball past Sven. Hamburg pressed home their advantage soon after through a great solo goal from Simon. He picked up a loose ball in midfield and rounded David before racing clear of the defence and finishing cooly to in far corner. Max F added a fourth to give the scoreline a somewhat flattering look as he pounced on a rebound when Sven parried Lewis' shot. So two wins from two and a massive eight goals scored... a good start for Hamburg for the rest of the tournament

 

Villareal	4	Bernardo, Jan (2), Marcel
Chelsea	2	Till, Soma

It seems from the first three games that only four goals will guarantee a victory..! No lessons learned from the last moment of Chelsea's first match, as again a corner wasn't defended. Jan floated the ball in and Bernardo was left all alone to finish past an exposed Thorben. Two identical goals from Jan, as he skipped past half-hearted tackles and smashed the ball across Thorben and into the corner, left Chelsea with a mountain to climb in the second half.

But as in the first game, Till dragged Chelsea back into the game by first drilling a loose ball through Sven's legs with his left foot. Next his great dribble and shot fell kindly for Soma to tap in the rebound. It seemed another unlikely comeback was on the cards as Lars and Soma went close as Chelsea piled forward. But again in the last seconds Chelsea were denied, as a quick break and speculative long-range effort from Peti thundered off the bar and Marcel was on hand to rise highest and head into the empty net