Friendly League

MUHSİN YAZICIOĞLU
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Christian Faria started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Locomotiva grena were furious when Frederico Castro was red carded, 4 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 4th minute, one of Locomotiva grena:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Locomotiva grena. The crowd rose to their feet as Kai Havertz kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dorian Machado. That made the score 1-0 in the 11 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kai Havertz got free with Dorian Machado in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bozkurt's Nizam Şafak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Precioso Barcaiztegui in the 16th minute of play. In the 18th minute of the match Locomotiva grena got a corner. Bozkurt's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Precioso Barcaiztegui ran over to the corner to take the kick. After a rather tough play, Bozkurt's Muhammet Çetinel got a free kick in the 20th minute. Nizam Şafak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dito Mineiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Nizam Şafak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dito Mineiro in the 22nd minute of the match. A collision led to Locomotiva grena getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Gugu Fontes hit a great ball. In the 26th minute, Kai Havertz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bozkurt fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Bozkurt's Kai Havertz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dorian Machado. That made the score 3-0 after 33 minutes of play. After a rather tough play, Locomotiva grena's Gugu Fontes got a free kick in the 38th minute. Bozkurt's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Philippe Albert in the 43rd minute. Philippe Albert made a great header on Bozkurt's corner, it was just that Locomotiva grena's Dorian Machado managed to reach the ball for a save. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kai Havertz was the one to do the kick off. Ferdi Kadıoğlu might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dorian Machado. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ferdi Kadıoğlu ran back to his position shaking his head. 58 minutes into the game, Gugu Fontes threw the ball into play from the sideline. Bozkurt's Ceyhan Peykan quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Locomotiva grena's goalkeeper Dorian Machado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Locomotiva grena's zone, Kai Havertz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dorian Machado came out of the goal and Kai Havertz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bozkurt made a substitution. Mustafa Hakan Sufi replaced Kai Havertz. Bozkurt's Emrullah Erboy was substituted for Adolfo Larrauri. Locomotiva grena's Dorian Machado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emrullah Erboy in the 65th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Locomotiva grena's goal looked a bit too open when Emrullah Erboy came free, but Dorian Machado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th minute, Christian Faria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Locomotiva grena's Flavinho Mello was substituted for Dito Mineiro. Christian Faria kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Dorian Machado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emrullah Erboy in the 82nd minute of play. After 84 minutes, Precioso Barcaiztegui mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Locomotiva grena and the Bozkurt players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Locomotiva grena's Precioso Barcaiztegui got a free kick in the 84th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by İnanç İrem in the 86th minute of play forced Locomotiva grena's goalkeeper Dorian Machado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Bozkurt booed when Locomotiva grena was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Precioso Barcaiztegui didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emrullah Erboy took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dorian Machado. Dorian Machado dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Precioso Barcaiztegui hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. In the 96th minute, Emrullah Erboy left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bozkurt fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Bozkurt had won after a very even match.