Friendly League

Alfredo Di Stéfano
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Bancruz F.C's Turgay Hafi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After having played for 3 minutes, Turgay Hafi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bancruz F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Turgay Hafi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Turgay Hafi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bancruz F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Turgay Hafi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Felix Frasco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 12 minutes of play, Bancruz F.C's Turgay Hafi made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Felix Frasco was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 14th match minute, Bancruz F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kyle Cooley to maneuver through the defense. Ciro Nerio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandros Peropoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute Gogo Tino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Nerio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Han Bin Yi in the 20th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Bancruz F.C's Zhelyazko Balakov. Ciro Nerio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Slawomir Witkowski in the 21st minute of the match. Turgay Hafi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Felix Frasco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Turgay Hafi in the 23rd minute of play. Ciro Nerio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandros Peropoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes into the match, Bancruz F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandros Peropoulos came free, but Ciro Nerio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ciro Nerio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Slawomir Witkowski in the 30th minute of the match. When Alexandros Peropoulos came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Barrialito AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alexandros Peropoulos couldn't finish the play. Bancruz F.C's Ciro Nerio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Slawomir Witkowski in the 40th minute of play. Felix Frasco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Turgay Hafi in the 46th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alexandros Peropoulos was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, Bancruz F.C's Ciro Nerio got control of the ball when Alexandros Peropoulos tried to sneak it across the goal line. Barrialito AFC's Conrado Txordon was substituted for Cecilio Rosio. Carlos Borghi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Slawomir Witkowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciro Nerio having to interfere. Barrialito AFC's Miroslav Klöser was substituted for Pedro Salvino. When Carlos Borghi came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Bancruz F.C fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Carlos Borghi couldn't finish the play. Bancruz F.C made a substitution. Alfonso Tauro replaced Clodoveo Matro. Bancruz F.C's Çelikan Koçaş was substituted for Turgay Hafi. Felix Frasco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Çelikan Koçaş in the 68th minute of the match. Alexandros Peropoulos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ciro Nerio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. After 80 minutes Bancruz F.C's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Miroslav Klöser who took care of the corner kick. Gogo Tino kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Çelikan Koçaş's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Felix Frasco was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Barrialito AFC's goalkeeper Felix Frasco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ciro Nerio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Slawomir Witkowski in the 91st minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Alexandros Peropoulos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciro Nerio was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. 94 minutes into the match, Barrialito AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Çelikan Koçaş came free, but Felix Frasco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th minute, Çelikan Koçaş left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bancruz F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Bancruz F.C were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Barrialito AFC for a fine match.