Friendly League

Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when German Lia got the match started through his kick off. Brendon Fish kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Zamalek FC's zone, Korhan Türkol stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Merlin Dolan came out of the goal and Korhan Türkol tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 9 minutes into the match, Zamalek FC's goal looked a bit too open when Korhan Türkol came free, but Merlin Dolan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Merlin Dolan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from German Lia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Merlin Dolan was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but German Lia showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 19 minute of play. When Otto Ciauri fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zamalek FC's protests and gave Otto Ciauri a yellow card for diving instead. Merlin Dolan had in the 24thth minute some difficulties stopping Korhan Türkol's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 24 minutes into the game, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Korhan Türkol nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Merlin Dolan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. A sloppy throw-in by Daren Starnes in the 27th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Ermanno Cinalli. In the 30th minute German Lia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Merlin Dolan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 30 minutes of play, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s German Lia made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Merlin Dolan was left in no man's land by his defense there! 33 minutes into the match, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s goal looked a bit too open when Lloyd Warren came free, but Vágner Loyola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Korhan Türkol had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Merlin Dolan. Zamalek FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Korhan Türkol was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Ermanno Cinalli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Merlin Dolan made a huge save. Merlin Dolan had great luck who in the 40thth minute grab hold of the ball when German Lia from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. 41 minutes into the match, Zamalek FC's goal looked a bit too open when German Lia came free, but Merlin Dolan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Zamalek FC's zone, Korhan Türkol stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Merlin Dolan came out of the goal and Korhan Türkol tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Brendon Fish was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Ermanno Cinalli got a free kick in the 50th minute. Merlin Dolan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from German Lia in the 58th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Korhan Türkol had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Merlin Dolan. Zamalek FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Korhan Türkol was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. After 62 minutes of play, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s German Lia made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Merlin Dolan was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 69th minute, Korhan Türkol ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Merlin Dolan was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. When the match clock showed 72 minutes, the score became 9-0 when German Lia sped through Zamalek FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Merlin Dolan. 79 minutes into the game, Daren Starnes threw the ball into play from the sideline. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Osmar Pereira quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. A throw-in in the 81st minute of the game was made by Jake Howard with Brendon Fish as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Zamalek FC's Merlin Dolan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by German Lia in the 83rd minute of play. In the 84th minute, German Lia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Merlin Dolan was frozen by the shot and now it was 10-0. Merlin Dolan didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Korhan Türkol shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 11-0 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 95th minute, German Lia 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. There was no doubt that ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ were the better team. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.