Season 08/09 Cosmo-League
Match Reports 08/09
GAS – Hotspurs 4:1
Scorers: 2x Sascha Heussler (20’) / (30’) Matthias Bertl (60’) Michael Klemm (80’)
Subs: Sascha M for Volker (45’) Cyrill for Timo K (60’), Mike for Michael (80’), Rino for Marcus K (87’)
Man of the Match: Sascha Heussler
It was the second game of the new COSMO season and it was another classic encounter between Hotspurs and the German All Stars. The first challenge of the game was the Logistics, as due to the rain the game had been moved to be played @ Turf City. Surprisingly All Stars made it and so the muddy-murphy’s rumble could start. It was water all over the pitch which produced a very entertaining and exciting game for the – mainly female – 25,000 supporters.
For the very first time The German All Stars presented their new East German Junior Rock Star Felix Valderama in goal, who with an excellent performance ensured himself free entrance and low-budget entertainment during the Saturday-Night-Fever. More about this later. As Libero it was Marcus Kuhnigunde back on stage with a massive performance. The 2 defenders were Hermann Monster and living Legend Steffen Schachi Metzfelder. The midfield consisted of the Jenenser Wirbelwind Ralf Schnupphase, the Bavarian Magician Madse Oberbayer, the divine Erzgebirgs-Makalele Heiggo Erler and the Mutterstadt-Stugart Pop Icon Dimo Balakov. Up front it was Capitano Michael Sparwasser, Volker Hrubesch and The Walz-From-The Palz Dr. Sascha Cha Cha Cha.
Coach – Wolle Petri – told his All Stars, that one swallow does not make a summer, but apparently this was too philosophical for the boys and so the German team started into the game as if it was a high-tea event (not in OT), struggling to cope with the force of Hotspurs and the waterfestival on the pitch. Hotspurs clearly was the better team in the first 15 minutes and with a nice header after a corner they were 1-0 up. In past seasons this would have been the dead sentence for the German All Stars, but this time a “Ruck” went through the Mannschaft and bravely they final took on the game, the pitch and the opponent.
Mr.Everywhere – Mountain Makalele Heiko – switched on his super natural powers and so you could see him plough through the rice-paddies, as if somebody had told him if we lose this game the Berlin wall will be rebuilt. During one of his marches up front his shot got deflected and it fell to Dr.Cha Cha Cha, who beautifully converted it with a cool finish. So it was 1-1 and the game open again. Both teams where really up for it now and as much as it was possible given the tough pitch conditions the game went up and down. After a nice combination in midfield and with a deadly Uwe-Bein-Pass Volker Hrubesch set up again the Walzing Cha Cha Cha, who kept his cool and slotted home his second goal of the day. 1-2 down Hotspurs now put more efforts into their attack and the German’s had to survive a string of corners and attempts, which either went wide or were nicely “entschaerft” by Sachsen-Valderama Felix.
So it was 2-1 at the half time tea and Wolle Petri told his Mannen, that the only way out is to keep fighting and fighting. Volker came off and it was Mr.Eau de Cologne – Toni Tattoo, who blew new life into the German tanks. He worked tirelessly up front and won important headers, which helped to get some breathing space beginning of the second half, when Hotspurs came close to level the game by hitting the cross bar. The Germans survived a couple of shaky minutes and it was exactly during this period and after a long ball when Dr. Sascha Cha Cha Cha demonstrated that his head does not only have a great intellectual capacity, but can also nicely be used for heading a ball into the penalty box, where the former 1860-Munich(censored by Admin!) Rocket Madse Oberbayer with a magic “Ausfallschritt” beautifully made it 3-1. Now the Germans smelled that this game could be won and with massive effort by the whole team, they did not allow Hotspurs major chances. During this period especially the midfielders and defenders clearly demonstrated the capability to survive Treibsand-Attacks, as the pitch got more muddy by the minute. In a counter attack it was again Dr. Cha Cha Cha steaming into the box only to be brought down, which resulted into a penalty. As the Germans had missed a penalty last week it was the Capitano Michael Sparwasser himself, who stepped up to convert. Ignoring the muddy-murphy pitch he nicely slotted it home and so the game was over with less than 10 minutes to go. Rino and Mike came on and the Germans managed the game “home” to win the first 3 points of the new season.
Thanks to Hotspurs for a very fair game in rather difficult circumstances due to the rain. Man of the match goes to Sascha Heusselsche for scoring 2 goals and being massively involved in the remaining 2.
The German All Stars celebrated the win in style during their 70-80’s Party in the Hollandse Club together with 350 frenetic party animals. It was said, that Mr.Austin Zylajew several times lost his teeth during that event, which did not keep him from taking home a very beautiful Brazilian Samba-Queen.
Joerg Kuehn
GAS vs. Casuals 2:5
The GAS kicked off its 08/09 Cosmoleague campaign on the back of a 4 month unbeaten run last season. Everyone was confident and determined to continue this run into the new season.
The GAS have been unable to fill the gap left by Zafer for some time now and today it was Jupe who deputised in goal for the GAS. Marcus K, Hermann and Heiko started out in defence, while Madse and Sascha H operated from the middle of midfield. Timo and Ralf started on the wings while the potent trio of Michael K, Volker and Sascha M were tasked to bang in the goals upfront.
Unlike previous encounters with the Casuals, the GAS started very well and attacked the Casuals backline from the start. This was evident when Sascha H‘s shot just about scrapped the post after only about 2 minutes. After about 10 minutes, all that pressure paid off when Michael K opened the scoring from close range. Casuals obviously didn’t expect that and an upset was on the cards, especially after Volker’s chipped ball found Sascha M “Toni” who made it 2-0 from close range after 30 minutes. Casuals started to get really nervous after that.
Unfortunately for us though, it was 2-2 and back to square one barely 5 minutes later. First a cross was headed in by one of their forwards and then a free kick went through everyone’s legs and into the net. Casual defending allowed Casuals to take the lead right before half-time.
Half-time score: 3-2
We were still in the game at that point and all that was needed was one goal. However, it was the Casuals who extended their lead when a shot on goal somehow found its way past Jupe’s hand. Jeorg made a string of substitutions after that, hoping it would change things.
The GAS continued to play well, moving the ball around and probing for an opening. We could have gotten a penalty when Volker was fouled after being through on goal. But we did get one, 10 minutes later, after Michael darted into the box and was brought down. Volker, normally so reliable, couldn’t convert and with only 10 minutes to go, it surely sealed the game for the Casuals. Casuals added another before the end to make it 5-2.
Despite the defeat, everyone can be proud with the performance of the team. Some really good football was played at times, and we should have gotten something out of the game. Man of Match goes to captain Michael K not only for his goal but also work rate and overall contribution.
Thanks Casuals for the competitive but fair game and all the best for the new season.
by: Cyrill Binder
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