Friendly League

Patria Grande
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) AZURDUY F.C.'s Arnoldo Curcio 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. Under 18 Universe's Ümit Akersoy got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hulusi Berkman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 12th match minute, Under 18 Universe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Asrın Peyami to maneuver through the defense. 13 minutes into the match, Arnoldo Curcio notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Under 18 Universe's Tahsin Orguntay. Tahsin Orguntay was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Görkem Mümtaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Generoso Bemabe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st minute, Angelo Ortle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Atalan Maruf was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 21st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Tahsin Orguntay made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Cipriano Chuan sent off a good shot on target. After 23 played minutes Under 18 Universe got a freekick which was hit by Ümit Akersoy. Tahsin Orguntay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnoldo Curcio in the 28th minute of the match. Under 18 Universe were furious when Balamir Taykoç was red carded, 34 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 35 minutes into the match, AZURDUY F.C.'s Roque Reno broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. If Hulusi Berkman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Hulusi Berkman put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Generoso Bemabe. In the 45th minute, Hulusi Berkman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Generoso Bemabe was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Görkem Mümtaz to make the kick off. Hulusi Berkman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Generoso Bemabe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ümit Akersoy, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 56th match minute, AZURDUY F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cipriano Chuan to maneuver through the defense. When Primitivo Domenec fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AZURDUY F.C.'s protests and gave Primitivo Domenec a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to AZURDUY F.C. getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Primitivo Domenec hit a great ball. 61 minutes into the match, Under 18 Universe's Atalan Maruf broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 62 minutes into the match, AZURDUY F.C.'s goalkeeper Generoso Bemabe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ümit Akersoy. In the 63rd minute, Asrın Peyami hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 72 minutes into the match, AZURDUY F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Ümit Akersoy came free, but Generoso Bemabe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Generoso Bemabe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hulusi Berkman's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. The Under 18 Universe fans' excitement grew in the 74th match minute when Under 18 Universe's Hulusi Berkman looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 83 minutes, Roque Reno mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AZURDUY F.C. and the Under 18 Universe players grew even worse after the yellow card. Roque Reno hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Atalan Maruf's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Generoso Bemabe read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hulusi Berkman in the 88th minute of play forced AZURDUY F.C.'s goalkeeper Generoso Bemabe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute, Ümit Akersoy fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Osman Ali Seyyid might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Generoso Bemabe. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Osman Ali Seyyid ran back to his position shaking his head.