Friendly League

Glossop
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fabian Kråk kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Bengt-Arne Stabbe ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carl Beasley was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Carl Beasley came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by AIF's Fabian Kråk. But to his dismay, Fabian Kråk quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 27th minute Bengt-Arne Stabbe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carl Beasley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matthew Bartlett lost his temper 28 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 28 minutes into the game, one of Crystal Phallus:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 32 minutes into the match, AIF's Bengt-Arne Stabbe sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carl Beasley narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bengt Felin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dennis Cowling's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. A collision led to AIF getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Ingmar Brask hit a great ball. After some careless play in the AIF defense, Dennis Cowling kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bengt Felin. The AIF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bengt Felin should have stopped the shot. Chris Tyrell charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chris Tyrell the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fabian Kråk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-5.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dennis Cowling was the one to do the kick off. When Jonas Ståhlman fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AIF's protests and gave Jonas Ståhlman a yellow card for diving instead. After 54 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for AIF! The referee gave Crystal Phallus a penalty, 55 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Lawrence Gates, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of AIF's Bengt Felin. 2-5. 58 minutes into the match, AIF's goal looked a bit too open when Dennis Cowling came free, but Bengt Felin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 58 minutes, Fabian Kråk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AIF and the Crystal Phallus players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 59th minute, Fabian Kråk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dennis Cowling in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bengt Felin saved AIF from getting behind. In the 64th minute, Barry Clifford hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabian Kråk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Carl Beasley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 77th minute, Dennis Cowling 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dennis Cowling in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bengt Felin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in Crystal Phallus's zone, Bengt-Arne Stabbe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carl Beasley came out of the goal and Bengt-Arne Stabbe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 89 minutes into the match, Crystal Phallus's goal looked a bit too open when Fabian Kråk came free, but Carl Beasley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dennis Cowling fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bengt Felin having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched AIF eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.