Friendly League

Derbent
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Fatih Adar started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Raymundo Alvaro took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hans-Joachim Grath. Hans-Joachim Grath dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Mile High FC's Frankie Herndon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Mile High FC from getting a goal against them. In the 22nd minute, Laurence Reeder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fatih Adar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Frankie Herndon having to make a save. In the 28th minute, Fatih Adar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Derbent fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Werner Kessler recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 33 minutes, William Mueller managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mile High FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but William Mueller was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Werner Kessler's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hans-Joachim Grath read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. After having played for 39 minutes, William Mueller managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mile High FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but William Mueller was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 44thth minute of the game Fatih Adar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mile High FC's Frankie Herndon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. William Mueller recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Werner Kessler to strike the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Derbent's Mehmet Hakkı Deveci sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Frankie Herndon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fatih Adar in the 57th minute of play forced Mile High FC's goalkeeper Frankie Herndon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Mile High FC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Kelly Hobson hit a great ball. Frankie Herndon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehmet Hakkı Deveci, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. 62 minutes into the game, Derbent's Mehmet Hakkı Deveci nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Frankie Herndon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. 65 minutes into the match, Derbent's Fatih Adar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Frankie Herndon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 66 played minutes Mile High FC got a freekick which was hit by Norberto Courtney. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Fatih Adar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Derbent's supporters rose to their feet, but Fatih Adar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Frankie Herndon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mehmet Hakkı Deveci took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Frankie Herndon. Frankie Herndon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. When Fatih Adar came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Derbent fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fatih Adar couldn't finish the play. Frankie Herndon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fatih Adar, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. After some careless play in the Mile High FC defense, Mehmet Hakkı Deveci kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Frankie Herndon. The Mile High FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Frankie Herndon should have stopped the shot. Mehmet Hakkı Deveci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 96th minute Fatih Adar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frankie Herndon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Derbent fans cheered their team off the field, for while Mile High FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.