Friendly League

Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Valter Xabat kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Daniel Löfgren had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jess Carnduff. Alemannia Aachen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Löfgren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valter Xabat in the 7th minute of play forced A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper Glenn Fyfe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Valter Xabat in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Glenn Fyfe saved A4p FC Gad from getting behind. Glenn Fyfe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Müller, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Marcin Pachucki kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. After having played for 10 minutes, Manfred Kottsieper managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alemannia Aachen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Manfred Kottsieper was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 14th minute Valter Xabat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glenn Fyfe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Glenn Fyfe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manfred Kottsieper, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the match, Alemannia Aachen's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Löfgren came free, but Jess Carnduff reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Alemannia Aachen getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Mateusz Rydel hit a great ball. After 24 minutes of play, A4p FC Gad's Daniel Löfgren made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jess Carnduff was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 27th minute Valter Xabat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glenn Fyfe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Glenn Fyfe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thomas Müller in the 32nd minute of play. Jess Carnduff made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Batistuta in the 34th minute of play. Daniel Löfgren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Jess Carnduff made a huge save. Jess Carnduff stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of James Batistuta's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. Glenn Fyfe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manfred Kottsieper in the 45th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell James Batistuta to make the kick off. After 54 minutes of play, A4p FC Gad's James Batistuta made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jess Carnduff was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jess Carnduff made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from King Scorpio in the 58th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manfred Kottsieper in the 63rd minute of play forced A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper Glenn Fyfe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by James Batistuta in the 65th minute of play forced Alemannia Aachen's goalkeeper Jess Carnduff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jess Carnduff showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Löfgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Gică Busuioc replaced James Batistuta. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Erasmo Damião replaced Amador Martxel. 74 minutes had been played when some careless play by Alemannia Aachen's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Marcin Pachucki was slow to take the kick. During this time A4p FC Gad's players had a chance to rest. In the 78th minute Flavius Cândroveanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jess Carnduff saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alemannia Aachen's Jess Carnduff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gică Busuioc in the 79th minute of play. Jess Carnduff showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gică Busuioc, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Jess Carnduff made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from King Scorpio in the 83rd minute of play. Jess Carnduff showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcin Pachucki in the 89th minute of the match. The throw-in from Olle Olsson in the 90th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Alemannia Aachen's Aulis Salomaa. When Bengt Rosenbaum fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alemannia Aachen's protests and gave Bengt Rosenbaum a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Alemannia Aachen's Bengt Rosenbaum got a free kick in the 91st minute. Gică Busuioc took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jess Carnduff. Jess Carnduff dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. When the referee ended the match the A4p FC Gad players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.