Friendly League

Glossop
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Crystal Phallus's Ian Coe 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 a defensive mix-up in Crystal Phallus's zone, Eustacio Clis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vince Bannatyne came out of the goal and Eustacio Clis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Brown de Adrogue getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Lino Castel hit a great ball. Ian Coes short, quick shot in the 14thth minute got Gavino Manny to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ian Coe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gavino Manny having to interfere. With a little luck, Brown de Adrogue's Gavino Manny got control of the ball when Barry Reading tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 22nd minute of the match Crystal Phallus got a corner. Brown de Adrogue's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alfie Heath ran over to the corner to take the kick. Crystal Phallus's Alfie Heath was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gavino Manny in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Eustacio Clis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Brown de Adrogue's Gavino Manny proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Brown de Adrogue from getting a goal against them. In the 29th minute, Lino Castel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 32nd minute Ian Coe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gavino Manny saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the game, Franz Clifton cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Gavino Manny was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Anibal Navarro hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. A collision led to Crystal Phallus getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Alfie Heath hit a great ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mario Venerando to make the kick off. Ian Coe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ian Coe in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gavino Manny prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Crystal Phallus fans' excitement grew in the 54th match minute when Crystal Phallus's Ian Coe 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 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mario Venerando got free with Vince Bannatyne in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gavino Manny took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ian Coe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Mario Venerando had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gavino Manny came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Crystal Phallus's Ian Coe. But to his dismay, Ian Coe quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Franz Clifton scored 5-0 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gavino Manny, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 73rd minute, Ian Coe ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gavino Manny was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. After having played for 75 minutes, Ian Coe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Crystal Phallus's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ian Coe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 85 minutes into the match, Brown de Adrogue's goal looked a bit too open when Ian Coe came free, but Gavino Manny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 86 minutes, Zeledon Peruxu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Brown de Adrogue and the Crystal Phallus players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Brown de Adrogue's Zeledon Peruxu got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 87th minute Ian Coe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gavino Manny saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ian Coe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gavino Manny was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. The supporters of Crystal Phallus booed when Brown de Adrogue was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romeo Eyague didn't get a good kick on the ball. Crystal Phallus's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.