Friendly League

ANDIRIN
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Oakcroft Thrashers's Ian Wright started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rdth minute of the game Türkeş Akşit who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Oakcroft Thrashers's Christoffer Modig was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Andırın SK's Zhu Ao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Svante Gustafsson in the 8th minute of play. When Andırın SK's Türkeş Akşit in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Oakcroft Thrashers's goalie prevented a goal. Ian Wright received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Zhu Ao tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 19 minutes of play, Oakcroft Thrashers's Svante Gustafsson made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zhu Ao was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Oakcroft Thrashers getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Hugo Hellgren hit a great ball. In the 28th minute Türkeş Akşit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christoffer Modig saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Oakcroft Thrashers's goal looked a bit too open when Türkeş Akşit came free, but Christoffer Modig reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christoffer Modig was out of position in the 31 minute of play, and Türkeş Akşit capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Türkeş Akşit really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Iustinian Tastaman hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. After 36 played minutes, Oakcroft Thrashers's Harry Ekeberg shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Zhu Ao came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Oakcroft Thrashers reached it. After having played for 39 minutes, Türkeş Uğuralp managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Andırın SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Türkeş Uğuralp was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Zhu Ao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Svante Gustafsson in the 42nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Türkeş Akşit in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Christoffer Modig prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Benigno Jerrold tried in the 45th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Christoffer Modig a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 3-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Türkeş Akşit to make the kick off. Türkeş Akşit might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Christoffer Modig. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Türkeş Akşit ran back to his position shaking his head. Christoffer Modig took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Türkeş Akşit, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andırın SK's Jozef Botto was substituted for Türkeş Uğuralp. The corner ended in Naci Tansu almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Oakcroft Thrashers's Christoffer Modig did a great save. Oakcroft Thrashers's Christoffer Modig played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olaf Jarosz in the 67th minute of play. 68 minutes into the game, Olaf Jarosz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Christoffer Modig was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Oakcroft Thrashers's Tage Mattsson was substituted for Svante Gustafsson. Oakcroft Thrashers's Christoffer Modig played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Batıhan Saik in the 73rd minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Andırın SK's goal looked a bit too open when Ian Wright came free, but Zhu Ao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olaf Jarosz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Batıhan Saik might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Christoffer Modig. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Batıhan Saik ran back to his position shaking his head. Christoffer Modig showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Batıhan Saik, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Zhu Ao made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tage Mattsson in the 91st minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Andırın SK had won after a very even match.