Friendly League

Ismet Pasa
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gürhan Yalazan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ramazan Yalkı might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mustafa Emrah Mertoğlu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ramazan Yalkı ran back to his position shaking his head. Mustafa Emrah Mertoğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rivaldo Ferreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute, Behlül Tacik ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mustafa Emrah Mertoğlu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 23rd minute Gürhan Yalazan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francesco Toldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Machu Picchu's Aydın Ustaoğlu pulled a muscle in his leg after 35 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Semih Eraslan charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Semih Eraslan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 36 played minutes KOCAELİSPOR got a freekick which was hit by Semih Eraslan. Francesco Toldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Altan Toygun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Francesco Toldo was a little too slow when Ali Faruk Hasanoğlu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 43rd minute. The score was now 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Halim Tümay made a kick off. Mustafa Emrah Mertoğlu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Behlül Tacik in the 51st minute. Francesco Toldo came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by KOCAELİSPOR's Sümer Ruşen. But to his dismay, Sümer Ruşen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. A collision led to Machu Picchu getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Ali Galip Kurhan hit a great ball. Ali Galip Kurhan hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Behlül Tacik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mustafa Emrah Mertoğlu having to interfere. Ali Faruk Hasanoğlu took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Francesco Toldo. Francesco Toldo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. The supporters of KOCAELİSPOR booed when Machu Picchu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Galip Kurhan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 78th minute Göktan Ruzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustafa Emrah Mertoğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute, Ali Faruk Hasanoğlu made a precise shot to the right of Francesco Toldo. Machu Picchu's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. In the 87th minute Necmettin Bektaş shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustafa Emrah Mertoğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ramazan Yalkı charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ramazan Yalkı the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 89th match minute, Machu Picchu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramazan Yalkı to maneuver through the defense. Ramazan Yalkı hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. 92 minutes into the game, KOCAELİSPOR's Gürhan Yalazan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Francesco Toldo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-1. In the 95th minute Ali Faruk Hasanoğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francesco Toldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.