Friendly League

Braintree
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) FENERBAHÇE 1899's Kıraç Onaran 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. Nazim Khalef hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Müfit Uygunel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fodil Ouar, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 9th minute of the game. One of FENERBAHÇE 1899:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Braintree United:s goal. When the match had been going on for 11 minutes, Braintree United's Nazim Khalef got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Müfit Uygunel. After a defensive mix-up in Braintree United's zone, İlyas Tolga Afak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adam Bitat came out of the goal and İlyas Tolga Afak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Kıraç Onaran's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adam Bitat was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Mümtaz Üstam scored 1-1 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Adam Bitat, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gökçe Kongur received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Adam Bitat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adam Bitat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mümtaz Üstam, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Adam Bitat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from İlyas Tolga Afak in the 28th minute of play. After having played for 30 minutes, Gökçe Kongur managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FENERBAHÇE 1899's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gökçe Kongur was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Braintree United's zone, Mümtaz Üstam stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adam Bitat came out of the goal and Mümtaz Üstam tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mümtaz Üstam in the 38th minute of play forced Braintree United's goalkeeper Adam Bitat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kıraç Onaran's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adam Bitat read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. If Fodil Ouar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Müfit Uygunel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fodil Ouar's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. If Amine Chadl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fodil Ouar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Müfit Uygunel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amine Chadl in the 52nd minute of the match. FENERBAHÇE 1899's Gökçe Kongur got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mustapha Aggoune might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Müfit Uygunel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mustapha Aggoune ran back to his position shaking his head. When Eray Kutlualp came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the FENERBAHÇE 1899 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 Eray Kutlualp couldn't finish the play. Adam Bitat didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FENERBAHÇE 1899's Kıraç Onaran shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-2 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 79th minute, Aktuğ Süphan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Abdelkrim Adjaoud fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Braintree United's protests and gave Abdelkrim Adjaoud a yellow card for diving instead. Abdelkrim Adjaoud hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Adam Bitat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kıraç Onaran in the 84th minute of play. Braintree United's Adam Bitat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mümtaz Üstam in the 89th minute of play. After 91 minutes, Amattaken Akrour mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Braintree United and the FENERBAHÇE 1899 players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Braintree United getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Amattaken Akrour hit a great ball. FENERBAHÇE 1899 were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Braintree United to leave the ground with a draw.