Friendly League

Pepsi Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Pepsi FC's Stig Emander 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. Karl-Magnus Hultin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Bedrettin Özdeğer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Karl-Magnus Hultin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bedrettin Özdeğer having to interfere. City Friseur Wuppertal's Bedrettin Özdeğer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save City Friseur Wuppertal from getting a goal against them. Bedrettin Özdeğer was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Markus Strand showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 10 minute of play. Acar Abanoz struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Kjell Söderberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for City Friseur Wuppertal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Acar Abanoz in the 19th minute of play forced Pepsi FC's goalkeeper Kjell Söderberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the match, City Friseur Wuppertal's goalkeeper Bedrettin Özdeğer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Karl-Magnus Hultin. After 28 played minutes, City Friseur Wuppertal's Tevfik Samih shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Kjell Söderberg 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 City Friseur Wuppertal reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stig Emander in the 31st minute of play forced City Friseur Wuppertal's goalkeeper Bedrettin Özdeğer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 34 minutes, Acar Abanoz made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Pepsi FC's Kjell Söderberg tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The City Friseur Wuppertal fans' excitement grew in the 39th match minute when City Friseur Wuppertal's Acar Abanoz 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 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stig Emander in the 43rd minute of play forced City Friseur Wuppertal's goalkeeper Bedrettin Özdeğer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute, Karl-Magnus Hultin 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. Stig Emander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bedrettin Özdeğer having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Acar Abanoz made a kick off. With his leg Kjell Söderberg managed to avoid a goal in the 51stth minute, when City Friseur Wuppertal's Ahmet Vefik Serdinç fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Frans Utfal hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Acar Abanoz kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kjell Söderberg. That made the score 1-4 in the 62 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Acar Abanoz got free with Kjell Söderberg in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Karl-Magnus Hultin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 72nd play minutes Acar Abanoz shot 1-5, a short shot which went by Kjell Söderberg and just under the crossbar into goal. City Friseur Wuppertal's Bedrettin Özdeğer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karl-Magnus Hultin in the 77th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Markus Strand during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 79th match minute, Pepsi FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Markus Strand to maneuver through the defense. When City Friseur Wuppertal's Acar Abanoz in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pepsi FC's goalie prevented a goal. Acar Abanoz in the 94thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Kjell Söderberg, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a defensive mix-up in City Friseur Wuppertal's zone, Stig Emander stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bedrettin Özdeğer came out of the goal and Stig Emander tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The City Friseur Wuppertal players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.