Friendly League

ANDIRIN
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia 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 2nd minute, Xu Sha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andırın SK's Zhu Ao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 4th minute of play. In the 6th minute Türkeş Uğuralp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Aveiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Grabiel Escorcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Türkeş Akşit's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 11thth minute, Cristiano Aveiro skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Andırın SK's Türkeş Akşit in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nacional's goalie prevented a goal. Zhu Ao stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xu Sha's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. 20 minutes into the game, Türkeş Akşit cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Cristiano Aveiro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cristiano Aveiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Türkeş Akşit, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 35th minute Xu Sha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhu Ao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Nacional's Xu Sha in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Andırın SK's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Andırın SK getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Türkeş Akşit hit a great ball. After 47 minutes, Damiano Fioravanti mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nacional and the Andırın SK players grew even worse after the yellow card. Damiano Fioravanti kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Türkeş Akşit to make the kick off. Xu Sha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Zhu Ao made a huge save. In the 63rd minute, Grabiel Escorcia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nacional fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Andırın SK's Batıhan Saik was substituted for Türkeş Akşit. Cristiano Aveiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olaf Jarosz in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 77th minute, Olaf Jarosz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Andırın SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Ekain Menendez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Zhu Ao made a huge save. Zhu Ao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Carballo in the 86th minute of the match. Cristiano Aveiro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Olaf Jarosz went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. For all the effort they put into the match, the Nacional players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Andırın SK.