Lions Continue Their Unbeaten Run in 2013 with 7-2 Win over Krauts FC

The Shanghai Lions kicked off 2013 with confidence, extending their unbeaten run in the SIFL by defeating Krauts FC 7–2 in what turned into another high-scoring affair.

Despite beating the Krauts 8–0 in our final game of 2012, this time the German squad came prepared — stacking up a defensive wall and making life difficult in the early stages. To make matters more interesting, they were gifted a belated Christmas penalty and took a surprising 1-0 lead.

But the Lions don’t panic. Just before halftime, Allan stepped up with a left-footed rocket into the top corner, leveling the score at 1-1.

🔥 Gwen the Destroyer

In the second half, Coach Freek gave our fullback Gwen special instructions: “Terminate the Germans.”

Mission accepted.

Within minutes, Gwen — usually on the left of our defense — surged forward and finished like a seasoned striker. Moments later, he found the net again.

“Game over.”
— Coach Freek

While we could’ve easily hit double digits, some of our frontmen — notably Jonny and Dani — missed out on the party. Coach Freek’s response?

“Jonny was on the bench complaining. I told him he could go back in when Dani scores… and he never did.”

⚔️ Result: [ SIFL ] Krauts FC 2–7 Shanghai Lions

📊 Quick Stats After 9 Games:

✅ Goals Scored: 52
❌ Goals Conceded: 12
🔝 Standing: 8 points clear of Shooters & DIB

🗓️ Next Fixture: ReUnited FC

A huge clash is on the horizon as we face ReUnited next weekend. With momentum and firepower on our side, we’ll be going all in — and we’re expecting goals galore (hopefully just from the Lions 🦁).