Friendly League

Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ian Coe got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute, Harvey Cooper hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Korhan Türkol scored 1-0 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vince Bannatyne, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Korhan Türkol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vince Bannatyne didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from German Lia went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. After 13 minutes of play, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Korhan Türkol made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vince Bannatyne was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vince Bannatyne made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Korhan Türkol sent off a good shot on target. In the 22nd minute German Lia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vince Bannatyne saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Noel Bush made in the 26th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Gaston Firman. Vince Bannatyne was out of position in the 27 minute of play, and German Lia capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. German Lia really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. After 31 minutes, Rolando Meder mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ and the Crystal Phallus players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Rolando Meder got a free kick in the 31st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Korhan Türkol in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vince Bannatyne prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Harvey Cooper's late challenge caught a ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Harvey Cooper helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Crystal Phallus fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 39th minute. Penalty! Vince Bannatyne didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 45th minute, which inside left pole to 6-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for German Lia to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Korhan Türkol made a precise shot to the right of Vince Bannatyne. Crystal Phallus's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. The ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ fans' excitement grew in the 57th match minute when ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Korhan Türkol 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 8-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Vince Bannatyne showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from German Lia in the 60th minute of the match. German Lia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vince Bannatyne took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from German Lia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Korhan Türkol got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 73 minutes into the game, Keith Sheppard was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Crystal Phallus's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ the free kick. Keith Sheppard hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Crystal Phallus's Vince Bannatyne played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudio Echeverri in the 77th minute of play. Vince Bannatyne showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from German Lia, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. The supporters of ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ booed when Crystal Phallus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dominik Flis didn't get a good kick on the ball. German Lia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vince Bannatyne having to make a save. In the 85th minute Korhan Türkol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vince Bannatyne saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Crystal Phallus's Vince Bannatyne played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Korhan Türkol in the 87th minute of play. In the 88th minute, Korhan Türkol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 90 minutes into the match, Korhan Türkol notched a goal, 11-0, to the right of Crystal Phallus's Vince Bannatyne. Vince Bannatyne was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Crystal Phallus for a fine match.