League

Fish & Chips
Spectators: 8467 (Terracing: 6351, Seating: 1947, VIP seats: 169) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Widodo Puang took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beltrame Arnold in the 4th minute of play forced Apfelbaum's goalkeeper Mick Doucet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mick Doucet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beltrame Arnold in the 10th minute of play. Mick Doucet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl Bleyer in the 11th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Bottens's zone, Kenneth Lejeune stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arndt Tittone came out of the goal and Kenneth Lejeune tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Bottens's Karl Bleyer got a free kick in the 16th minute. Mick Doucet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl Bleyer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute Darius Eberhart shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mick Doucet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Darius Eberhart took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mick Doucet. Mick Doucet dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Mick Doucet came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Bottens's Darius Eberhart. But to his dismay, Darius Eberhart quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Apfelbaum's Mick Doucet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beltrame Arnold in the 29th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darius Eberhart in the 30th minute of play forced Apfelbaum's goalkeeper Mick Doucet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Widodo Puang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Arndt Tittone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Apfelbaum defense, Karl Bleyer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mick Doucet. The Apfelbaum fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mick Doucet should have stopped the shot. In the 41st minute, Darius Eberhart left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bottens fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Mick Doucet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darius Eberhart, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. 46 minutes into the match, Charles Zacchia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mick Doucet. Apfelbaum's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Charles Zacchia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6.

Mick Doucet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl Bleyer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Bottens's zone, Widodo Puang stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arndt Tittone came out of the goal and Widodo Puang tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 60th minute, Kenneth Lejeune got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 63 minutes into the game, Bottens's Darius Eberhart nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mick Doucet made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. 66 minutes into the game, Randolph Hörler recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Mick Doucet. Randolph Hörler showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-8. In the 69th minute Kenneth Lejeune shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arndt Tittone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Beltrame Arnold got free with Mick Doucet in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A hard shot 78 in the game by Darius Eberhart from a close distance when the talented Mick Doucet managed to make a qualified save. Apfelbaum's players were relieved. After 80 played minutes Bottens got a freekick which was hit by Randolph Hörler. 81 minutes into the game, Beltrame Arnold recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Mick Doucet. Beltrame Arnold showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-9. Kenneth Lejeune received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Arndt Tittone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kenneth Lejeune's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arndt Tittone read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Bottens's Max Stierli got a free kick in the 89th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beltrame Arnold in the 91st minute of play forced Apfelbaum's goalkeeper Mick Doucet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 93 minutes, Darius Eberhart managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bottens's supporters crossed their fingers, but Darius Eberhart 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 94th minute of the match, Karl Bleyer tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mick Doucet saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When the final whistle sounded Bottens left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Apfelbaum.