Friendly League

MUHSİN YAZICIOĞLU
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Xie Shu Tian got the match started through his kick off. When Vitinho de Moraes fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pecém's protests and gave Vitinho de Moraes a yellow card for diving instead. Denílson Leão made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kai Havertz in the 4th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Bozkurt's goal looked a bit too open when Ibon Obeso came free, but Nizam Şafak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pecém were awarded a corner in the 9th minute after Bozkurt's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ibon Obeso took the corner. 10 minutes into the match, Bozkurt's goal looked a bit too open when Xie Shu Tian came free, but Nizam Şafak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Pecém's Juarês Borges got a free kick in the 12th minute. Kai Havertz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Kai Havertz came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Bozkurt 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 Kai Havertz couldn't finish the play. After 25 minutes of play, Bozkurt's Kai Havertz made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Denílson Leão was left in no man's land by his defense there! 31 minutes into the match, Pecém's goal looked a bit too open when Kai Havertz came free, but Denílson Leão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kai Havertz 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. Bozkurt's Kai Havertz got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Xie Shu Tian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nizam Şafak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xie Shu Tian in the 36th minute of play. Bozkurt's Nizam Şafak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xie Shu Tian in the 36th minute of play. Vitinho de Moraes made in the 38th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Roberto Arantes. Bozkurt's Nizam Şafak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xie Shu Tian in the 39th minute of play. Ferdi Kadıoğlu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Denílson Leão read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. In the 45th minute, Adolfo Larrauri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nizam Şafak stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xie Shu Tian's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Kai Havertz made the kick off in the second half. Shao Feng Qing charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Shao Feng Qing the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 51st minute, one of Bozkurt: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 Bozkurt. Nizam Şafak had in the 53rdth minute some difficulties stopping Xie Shu Tian's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 56th minute Xie Shu Tian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nizam Şafak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bozkurt's Kai Havertz got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 64th match minute, Pecém was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristiano Andrade to maneuver through the defense. Bozkurt made a substitution. Muhammet Çetinel replaced İnanç İrem. The supporters of Bozkurt booed when Pecém was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristiano Andrade didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emrullah Erboy in the 67th minute of play forced Pecém's goalkeeper Denílson Leão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bozkurt were awarded a corner in the 68th minute after Pecém's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Philippe Albert took the corner. The corner led Bozkurt's Philippe Albert to fire away a dangerous shot which Denílson Leão despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Gökçe Yalazalp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Denílson Leão tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Denílson Leão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emrullah Erboy in the 72nd minute of play. Denílson Leão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustafa Hakan Sufi in the 73rd minute of play. Nizam Şafak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xie Shu Tian in the 76th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the match, Pecém's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdi Kadıoğlu came free, but Denílson Leão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd match minute, Pecém was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristiano Andrade to maneuver through the defense. In the 83rd minute, Mustafa Hakan Sufi made a precise shot to the right of Denílson Leão. Pecém's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. In the 87th minute Mustafa Hakan Sufi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denílson Leão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute, Mustafa Hakan Sufi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Denílson Leão was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Denílson Leão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emrullah Erboy, who was totally free with the ball in the 98th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Bozkurt fans cheered their team off the field, for while Pecém had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.