Friendly League

Estadio ⲨⲀⲚⲀ
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gürkan Akaydın kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Herbie Sikalopoulos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Black Cloud FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herbie Sikalopoulos in the 8th minute of play forced ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's goalkeeper Iker Azubeli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Iker Azubeli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herbie Sikalopoulos in the 11th minute of play. The supporters of Black Cloud FC booed when ⲨⲀⲚⲀ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roberto Walme didn't get a good kick on the ball. ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Iker Azubeli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herbie Sikalopoulos in the 13th minute of play. Muhammet Özenli charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Muhammet Özenli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 18 played minutes Black Cloud FC got a freekick which was hit by Muhammet Özenli. 19 minutes into the game, Black Cloud FC's Herbie Sikalopoulos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Iker Azubeli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herbie Sikalopoulos in the 23rd minute of play forced ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's goalkeeper Iker Azubeli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to ⲨⲀⲚⲀ getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Roberto Walme hit a great ball. 25 minutes into the game, Herbie Sikalopoulos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Iker Azubeli was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 27 played minutes ⲨⲀⲚⲀ got a freekick which was hit by Hipolito Petri. 36 minutes into the match, ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's goal looked a bit too open when Herbie Sikalopoulos came free, but Iker Azubeli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Herbie Sikalopoulos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iker Azubeli. ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Herbie Sikalopoulos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. In the 44th minute, Herbie Sikalopoulos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Iker Azubeli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herbie Sikalopoulos in the 46th minute of play. In the 47th match minute, ⲨⲀⲚⲀ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leo Froylan to maneuver through the defense. Black Cloud FC's Yavuzalp Bakkalbaşı was substituted for Kutlay Yürükoğlu. ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Ulises Pancho was substituted for Federico Iztal. After 48 played minutes ⲨⲀⲚⲀ got a freekick which was hit by Leo Froylan. After the first half Black Cloud FC were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Lázaro Hartz made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Black Cloud FC's Herbie Sikalopoulos ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Iker Azubeli. Iker Azubeli yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-6. In the 59thth minute of the game Herbie Sikalopoulos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's Iker Azubeli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Iker Azubeli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herbie Sikalopoulos in the 63rd minute of play. Hipolito Petri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Balaban Orcaner having to interfere. Iker Azubeli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Herbie Sikalopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herbie Sikalopoulos in the 72nd minute of play forced ⲨⲀⲚⲀ's goalkeeper Iker Azubeli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute, Roberto Walme hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Black Cloud FC's Arif Ensar Öveç was substituted for Muhammet Özenli. Roberto Walme kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Başaran Kuvvet's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iker Azubeli was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Arif Ensar Öveç kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Black Cloud FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.