Friendly League

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when David Nyman kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Nyman in the 5th minute of play forced Los Tatangelos's goalkeeper Vahap Özdil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Oğuzalp Şahinhan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivar Albohm was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. When Berker Rıza Erginer fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Los Tatangelos's protests and gave Berker Rıza Erginer a yellow card for diving instead. In the 10th match minute, Los Tatangelos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Berker Rıza Erginer to maneuver through the defense. Vahap Özdil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Nyman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Los Tatangelos's zone, Börge Kristiansson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vahap Özdil came out of the goal and Börge Kristiansson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vahap Özdil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Börge Kristiansson in the 24th minute of the match. A hard shot 31 in the game by Berker Rıza Erginer from a close distance when the talented Ivar Albohm managed to make a qualified save. Strömsbro IF's players were relieved. After 37 played minutes Los Tatangelos got a freekick which was hit by Ümit Durukan. Ümit Durukan's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ivar Albohm firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 43rd minute, Oğuzalp Şahinhan made a precise shot to the right of Ivar Albohm. Strömsbro IF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. If Ümit Durukan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ivar Albohm didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Oğuzalp Şahinhan went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Berker Rıza Erginer made the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Strömsbro IF's goal looked a bit too open when Yusuf Beykan came free, but Ivar Albohm reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Strömsbro IF booed when Los Tatangelos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yusuf Beykan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Strömsbro IF's Magne Håkansson quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ahmet Arif Sökmen, made in the 62nd minute of the game. If Yusuf Beykan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 66th minute, Börge Kristiansson 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. Vahap Özdil made an important save on a dangerous shot by Börge Kristiansson in the 68th minute. The audience was convinced that Ümit Durukan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ivar Albohm was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Strömsbro IF's Thomas Lövkvist got a free kick in the 78th minute. Yusuf Beykan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Roger Jansson during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Roger Jansson kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. 82 minutes into the game, Ahmet Arif Sökmen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Los Tatangelos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Strömsbro IF the free kick. In the 82nd match minute, Los Tatangelos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Arif Sökmen to maneuver through the defense. In the 85th minute, Berker Rıza Erginer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivar Albohm was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. In the 90th minute, Ahmet Arif Sökmen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ivar Albohm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Berker Rıza Erginer, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. In the 98th minute, David Nyman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee ended the match the Los Tatangelos players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.