Friendly League

EAGLE ARENA
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) istanbulls's Luís Senna 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. With a little luck, New York Red Bulls's Eduardo Pereyra got control of the ball when Zeng Chong Kang tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alp Enginalp blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eduardo Pereyra having to make a save. Aleksander Giec charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aleksander Giec the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 13th minute, Aleksander Giec hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Benni Farbøl hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Eduardo Pereyra stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luís Senna's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. In the 26th minute Berkay Şahiner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduardo Pereyra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bogdan Cismarescu kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. istanbulls's Göksel Canfeda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benni Farbøl in the 28th minute of play. Alp Enginalp's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Eduardo Pereyra firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 32nd minute of the match, Zeng Chong Kang tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Eduardo Pereyra saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 33rd match minute, New York Red Bulls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marian Balint to maneuver through the defense. New York Red Bulls were furious when Piers Amos was red carded, 38 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Haldun Özol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eduardo Pereyra having to interfere. If Berkan Temel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Berkan Temel kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Benni Farbøl was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benni Farbøl in the 53rd minute of play forced istanbulls's goalkeeper Göksel Canfeda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eduardo Pereyra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Senna in the 58th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, New York Red Bulls's goal looked a bit too open when Alp Enginalp came free, but Eduardo Pereyra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eduardo Pereyra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Berkay Şahiner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alp Enginalp in the 62nd minute of play forced New York Red Bulls's goalkeeper Eduardo Pereyra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eduardo Pereyra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Senna, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alp Enginalp in the 65th minute of play forced New York Red Bulls's goalkeeper Eduardo Pereyra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute, Cazimir Giosu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of istanbulls booed when New York Red Bulls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. George Schiau didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eduardo Pereyra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Senna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 72nd minute, Aleksander Giec made a precise shot to the right of Eduardo Pereyra. New York Red Bulls's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Luís Senna scored 3-0 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eduardo Pereyra, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 78th minute Zeng Chong Kang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduardo Pereyra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Luís Senna came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the istanbulls fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Luís Senna couldn't finish the play. New York Red Bulls's Eduardo Pereyra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alp Enginalp in the 89th minute of play. Berkan Temel charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Berkan Temel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, New York Red Bulls's Berkan Temel got a free kick in the 90th minute. In the 91st minute Alp Enginalp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eduardo Pereyra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eduardo Pereyra didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luís Senna went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. There was no doubt that istanbulls were the better team. istanbulls's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.