Friendly League

Marcelo Gallardo
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Atilla Açıkalın made the kick off which started today's match. Batıkan Muhsin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lauro Moreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute of the match Club Atletico Chusca got a corner. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Herman Arvidsson ran over to the corner to take the kick. Richie Craig made a great header on Club Atletico Chusca's corner, it was just that Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Batıkan Muhsin managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 15th minute, Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Baldomero Montae fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. With a little luck, Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Batıkan Muhsin got control of the ball when Lauro Moreira tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mustafa İzzet Hazer made in the 27th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Atilla Açıkalın. Ulf Bokelund received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Serafin Eate tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A throw-in in the 32nd minute of the game was made by Mustafa İzzet Hazer with Atilla Açıkalın as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lauro Moreira in the 34th minute of play forced Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's goalkeeper Batıkan Muhsin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lauro Moreira came free, but Batıkan Muhsin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Batıkan Muhsin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lauro Moreira's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. When Club Atletico Chusca's Lauro Moreira, in the 37th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Club Atletico Chusca. The audience was convinced that Atilla Açıkalın's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Serafin Eate was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Club Atletico Chusca's Leonardo Gumaro was substituted for Baldomero Montae. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Batıkan Muhsin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lauro Moreira in the 54th minute of play. Batıkan Muhsin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lauro Moreira, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Ulf Bokelund managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ulf Bokelund was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Serafin Eate breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 65th minute, Richie Craig left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Club Atletico Chusca fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. A hard shot 68 in the game by Kurtuluş Senih from a close distance when the talented Serafin Eate managed to make a qualified save. Club Atletico Chusca's players were relieved. Richie Craig sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Club Atletico Chusca getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Blas Edorta hit a great ball. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC made a substitution. Hasan Tahsin Polatalp replaced Kurtuluş Senih. Blas Edorta hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. A collision led to Club Atletico Chusca getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Aristides Santo hit a great ball. In the 81st match minute, Club Atletico Chusca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aristides Santo to maneuver through the defense. Kasper Häll sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Kasper Häll came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC 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 Kasper Häll couldn't finish the play. Serafin Eate made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kasper Häll in the 91st minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Lauro Moreira 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lauro Moreira in the 97th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Batıkan Muhsin saved Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC from getting behind. After 99 minutes Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aristides Santo who took care of the corner kick. For all the effort they put into the match, the Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Club Atletico Chusca.