Friendly League

Balzan
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Enis Behiç Canfeda took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the game, Giorgio Soler was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Balzan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zile SK the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 5th minute of the game. One of Balzan:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Zile SK:s goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Seçkin Unan in the 12th minute of play forced Balzan's goalkeeper Evan Lia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enis Oytunç made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lawrence Failla in the 16th minute. After a rather tough play, Zile SK's Aycan Aktaşlı got a free kick in the 25th minute. In the 27th minute, Enis Behiç Canfeda left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zile SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 32nd minute Enis Behiç Canfeda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evan Lia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Enis Behiç Canfeda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evan Lia having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Balzan's Nathan Lauri got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Balzan's Evan Lia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Seçkin Unan in the 44th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kurt Vella to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Baki Yağıztekin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Enis Behiç Canfeda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evan Lia having to interfere. Enis Oytunç took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kurt Vella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lawrence Failla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Enis Oytunç tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Zile SK booed when Balzan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zach Apap didn't get a good kick on the ball. Balzan's Evan Lia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enis Behiç Canfeda in the 71st minute of play. Lawrence Failla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Enis Oytunç tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Evan Lia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enis Behiç Canfeda, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. A collision led to Zile SK getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Abidin Başoğlu hit a great ball. Seçkin Unan charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Seçkin Unan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Seçkin Unan hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Lawrence Failla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Enis Oytunç tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lawrence Failla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Balzan getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Lawrence Failla hit a great ball. During the 91st minute of the match Zach Apap completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Zach Apap a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Balzan getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Zach Apap hit a great ball. 92 minutes into the match, Balzan's goal looked a bit too open when Enis Behiç Canfeda came free, but Evan Lia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Balzan's Kurt Vella got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The Zile SK players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.