Friendly League

Lions Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bogumil Pochorylo started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute James Batistuta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fuat Bayraktaroğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lions Of Turks's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Marcin Pachucki was slow to take the kick. During this time A4p FC Gad's players had a chance to rest. A4p FC Gad's James Batistuta was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Fuat Bayraktaroğlu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, James Batistuta put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Fuat Bayraktaroğlu. Dilaver Tokuzer kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. In the 22nd match minute, A4p FC Gad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by King Scorpio to maneuver through the defense. 27 minutes into the match, Lions Of Turks's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Löfgren came free, but Fuat Bayraktaroğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bogumil Pochorylo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Glenn Fyfe made a huge save. Fuat Bayraktaroğlu came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by A4p FC Gad's King Scorpio. But to his dismay, King Scorpio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bogumil Pochorylo in the 39th minute of play forced A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper Glenn Fyfe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lions Of Turks's Fuat Bayraktaroğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Löfgren in the 42nd minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Lions Of Turks fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 44th minute. Penalty! 48 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lions Of Turks's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Marcin Pachucki was slow to take the kick. During this time A4p FC Gad's players had a chance to rest. In the 49th minute, James Batistuta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A4p FC Gad fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. After the first half A4p FC Gad were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when James Batistuta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th match minute, A4p FC Gad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by James Batistuta to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Lions Of Turks's Fuat Bayraktaroğlu got control of the ball when James Batistuta tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lions Of Turks's Fuat Bayraktaroğlu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Lions Of Turks from getting a goal against them. Fuat Bayraktaroğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from James Batistuta, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. With an all-out effort, A4p FC Gad's Fuat Bayraktaroğlu threw himself towards the right post 66 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from James Batistuta, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a couple of smart ball manuevers James Batistuta in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fuat Bayraktaroğlu saved Lions Of Turks from getting behind. After 66 minutes, James Batistuta made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. Lions Of Turks's Fuat Bayraktaroğlu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Flavius Cândroveanu replaced Daniel Löfgren. In the 72nd minute Flavius Cândroveanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fuat Bayraktaroğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the game, Mirza Akdemir was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lions Of Turks's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave A4p FC Gad the free kick. A collision led to Lions Of Turks getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Mirza Akdemir hit a great ball. A4p FC Gad's Gică Busuioc was substituted for James Batistuta. Mirza Akdemir hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Flavius Cândroveanu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Fuat Bayraktaroğlu made a huge save. Fuat Bayraktaroğlu made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Flavius Cândroveanu sent off a good shot on target. Gică Busuioc got in the 99th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Fuat Bayraktaroğlu handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar.