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Match Report
Dragon Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kyle Cox kicked off to start the match. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saltuk Askeroğlu in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes into the match, Saltuk Askeroğlu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Khalid Kennedy. England's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Saltuk Askeroğlu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Seth Young during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Seth Young kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Saltuk Askeroğlu succeeded in the game's 10th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-0. After some careless play in the England defense, Karl-Heinz Lewandowski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Khalid Kennedy. The England fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Khalid Kennedy should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bartlomiej Czysta got free with Khalid Kennedy in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Dragon Army getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Bartlomiej Czysta hit a great ball. Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hami Toktuğ having to interfere. 33 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Saltuk Askeroğlu came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Dragon Army's zone, Issac Dawson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hami Toktuğ came out of the goal and Issac Dawson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Saltuk Askeroğlu was the one to do the kick off. Caelan Hayes hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Khalid Kennedy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saltuk Askeroğlu in the 51st minute of play. Micah Macdonald was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 53rd minute. England's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Hami Toktuğ showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyle Cox, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bartlomiej Czysta in the 61st minute of play. After 62 minutes England's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Karl-Heinz Lewandowski who took care of the corner kick. Kazım Zafer took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Khalid Kennedy. Khalid Kennedy dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. If Kyle Cox had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd minute, Saltuk Askeroğlu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Khalid Kennedy was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. 75 minutes into the game, Bartlomiej Czysta cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-0. Khalid Kennedy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Karl-Heinz Lewandowski took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 78th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Khalid Kennedy. England's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartlomiej Czysta in the 85th minute of the match. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bartlomiej Czysta, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Heinz Lewandowski in the 89th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartlomiej Czysta in the 94th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartlomiej Czysta in the 95th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dragon Army's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.
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