Friendly League

La Casa
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Selmi Nebi took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 5 played minutes Crosmayo FC got a freekick which was hit by Domingo Hartz. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Teofil Gierlach took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Reha Bartu to make any attempt to save it. Reha Bartu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Teofil Gierlach showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 12 minute of play. After a rather tough play, ALZELIT's Woodrow Baggett got a free kick in the 16th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Teofil Gierlach kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Reha Bartu. That made the score 3-0 in the 24 minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, Crosmayo FC's Teofil Gierlach sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Reha Bartu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 28 minutes, Teofil Gierlach managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Crosmayo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Teofil Gierlach was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 34 minutes into the match, Teofil Gierlach dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Reha Bartu, 4-0. Reha Bartu stood somewhat misplaced when Teofil Gierlach came free in front of goal and shot 5-0 to the left of him in the 42 minute. After a rather tough play, ALZELIT's Woodrow Baggett got a free kick in the 45th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Teofil Gierlach made the kick off in the second half. ALZELIT's Fred Stutz managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Arnaldo Inocente in the 51 minute of the game. If Teofil Gierlach had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 58 minutes into the match, ALZELIT's goal looked a bit too open when Teofil Gierlach came free, but Reha Bartu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 60th minute, Teofil Gierlach 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. ALZELIT's Reha Bartu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teofil Gierlach in the 62nd minute of play. In the 65th minute Crosmayo FC were awarded a corner. Teofil Gierlach went to the cornerflag to take it. Crosmayo FC made a substitution. Zbyszek Kostrzewski replaced Arnaldo Inocente. ALZELIT's Reha Bartu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teofil Gierlach in the 72nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Teofil Gierlach in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Reha Bartu saved ALZELIT from getting behind. In the 80th minute, Teofil Gierlach ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Reha Bartu was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. Reha Bartu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michail Antonio in the 85th minute of the match. Teofil Gierlach took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Reha Bartu. Reha Bartu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-0. Michail Antonio charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Michail Antonio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. ALZELIT's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.