Friendly League

Virginia Bolten
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Paolo Nahia started the match with the kick off. Fernan Iban took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sasho Amiorkov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fernan Iban came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by AFK Petržalka's Nikola Krstović. But to his dismay, Nikola Krstović quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After 9 played minutes AFK Petržalka got a freekick which was hit by Alek Justus. 11 minutes into the game, Nikola Krstović cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Fernan Iban was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Nikola Krstović managed to get in a good position for a shot. AFK Petržalka's supporters rose to their feet, but Nikola Krstović was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fernan Iban breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fernan Iban stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sasho Amiorkov's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. When the match had gone on for 17 minutes, Sasho Amiorkov put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Fernan Iban. The supporters of Acratas Unidos booed when AFK Petržalka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roman Fujarczuk didn't get a good kick on the ball. 30 minutes into the match, Acratas Unidos's goal looked a bit too open when Sasho Amiorkov came free, but Fernan Iban reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Nikola Krstović notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Acratas Unidos's Fernan Iban. Fernan Iban was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Nikola Krstović blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fernan Iban having to make a save. Fernan Iban made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikola Krstović in the 36th minute of play. After a rather tough play, AFK Petržalka's Sasho Amiorkov got a free kick in the 37th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paolo Nahia got free with Tim Hebel in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nikola Krstović took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fernan Iban. Fernan Iban dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-6 lead.

The wind increased when Sasho Amiorkov made the kick off in the second half. Acratas Unidos's Teofilo Lorencio got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Daniel Mendez charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daniel Mendez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 56th match minute, Acratas Unidos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Mendez to maneuver through the defense. 57 minutes into the game, Nikola Krstović cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-7. Fernan Iban was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nikola Krstović did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-8 to the left of a surprised Fernan Iban 60 minutes into the match. In the 65th minute Paolo Nahia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tim Hebel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Nikola Krstović kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Fernan Iban. That made the score 0-9 in the 68 minute of play. 76 minutes into the game, Nikola Krstović lined in a short shot 0-10 behind a frustrated Fernan Iban. Daniel Mendez got his second yellow card in the match during the 80th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 80th match minute, Acratas Unidos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Mendez to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Nikola Krstović's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fernan Iban was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. The AFK Petržalka fans' excitement grew in the 82nd match minute when AFK Petržalka's Nikola Krstović looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-11 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 84 minutes into the match, Acratas Unidos's goalkeeper Fernan Iban had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nikola Krstović. Fernan Iban was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Nikola Krstović showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-12 in the 87 minute of play. Fernan Iban was a little too slow when Nikola Krstović got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 91st minute. The score was now 0-13. If Sasho Amiorkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.