Friendly League

MUHSİN YAZICIOĞLU
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Kai Havertz made the kick off and thus started the match. Kai Havertz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Reynaldo Astrada made a huge save. With a little luck, Skull Sport F.C's Reynaldo Astrada got control of the ball when Kai Havertz tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Skull Sport F.C's zone, Kai Havertz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Reynaldo Astrada came out of the goal and Kai Havertz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 16th minute of the match Skull Sport F.C got a corner. Bozkurt's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Raimundo da Silveira ran over to the corner to take the kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Bozkurt's Kai Havertz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Reynaldo Astrada. That made the score 2-0 after 22 minutes of play. Kai Havertz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Reynaldo Astrada tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ferdi Kadıoğlu struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Reynaldo Astrada didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bozkurt. The audience was convinced that Kai Havertz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Reynaldo Astrada was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Kai Havertz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bozkurt's supporters rose to their feet, but Kai Havertz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Reynaldo Astrada breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Skull Sport F.C:s Reynaldo Astrada showed great skill when he stopped Philippe Albert:s penalty. Philippe Albert scored 3-0 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Reynaldo Astrada, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Reynaldo Astrada showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kai Havertz in the 44th minute of the match.

The wind increased when Robert Levandowsky made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Skull Sport F.C's zone, Kai Havertz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Reynaldo Astrada came out of the goal and Kai Havertz 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 João Augusto Barral in the 55th minute of play forced Bozkurt's goalkeeper Nizam Şafak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 57 minutes into the match, Kai Havertz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Reynaldo Astrada. Skull Sport F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kai Havertz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. 60 minutes into the match, Kai Havertz notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of Skull Sport F.C's Reynaldo Astrada. Reynaldo Astrada was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bozkurt made a substitution. Mustafa Hakan Sufi replaced Kai Havertz. Bozkurt's Emrullah Erboy was substituted for Ceyhan Peykan. Nizam Şafak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Augusto Barral, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 68thth minute of the game Mustafa Hakan Sufi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Skull Sport F.C's Reynaldo Astrada was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A hard shot 69 in the game by Robert Levandowsky from a close distance when the talented Nizam Şafak managed to make a qualified save. Bozkurt's players were relieved. Robert Levandowskys short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got Nizam Şafak to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Nizam Şafak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cui Xiang Zhen, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. The corner ended in Raimundo da Silveira almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Bozkurt's Nizam Şafak did a great save. When Bozkurt's Emrullah Erboy in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Skull Sport F.C's goalie prevented a goal. Reynaldo Astrada showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emrullah Erboy in the 76th minute of the match. Skull Sport F.C's Reynaldo Astrada played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emrullah Erboy in the 79th minute of play. 79 minutes into the match, Emrullah Erboy notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of Skull Sport F.C's Reynaldo Astrada. Reynaldo Astrada was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Reynaldo Astrada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mustafa Hakan Sufi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emrullah Erboy in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Reynaldo Astrada saved Skull Sport F.C from getting behind. 87 minutes into the match, Bozkurt's goalkeeper Nizam Şafak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Robert Levandowsky. The audience thought a goal was coming when Robert Levandowsky got free with Nizam Şafak in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 90 minutes into the match, Skull Sport F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Mustafa Hakan Sufi came free, but Reynaldo Astrada reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bozkurt's Nizam Şafak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cui Xiang Zhen in the 95th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Skull Sport F.C players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Bozkurt.