Friendly League

Roberto H. Pizzio
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Wout Weghorst got the match started through his kick off. If Alesandro Del Piero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 6 minutes into the match, Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's goal looked a bit too open when Wout Weghorst came free, but Arturo Lopez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Gคгςђ๏Ŧค getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Alesandro Del Piero hit a great ball. When Wout Weghorst came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the 1903 Barranspor ☪ 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 Wout Weghorst couldn't finish the play. In the 21st minute, Alesandro Del Piero made a precise shot to the right of Sacit Budak. 1903 Barranspor ☪'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Lucas Wensing received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Arturo Lopez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arturo Lopez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wout Weghorst's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. In the 30th minute, Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's Alesandro Del Piero dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. After a rather tough play, Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's Sun Han got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Alesandro Del Piero's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Sacit Budak firmly grabbed it by the left post. Tuğrul Yesari made in the 37th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Wout Weghorst immediately put the ball in play. Arturo Lopez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Wout Weghorst went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. A collision led to Gคгςђ๏Ŧค getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Sun Han hit a great ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alesandro Del Piero to make the kick off. Arturo Lopez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wout Weghorst in the 54th minute of play. After a rather tough play, 1903 Barranspor ☪'s Lucas Wensing got a free kick in the 55th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nicolas Venerando during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nicolas Venerando hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. 1903 Barranspor ☪ made a substitution. Ertuğrul Gazi replaced Wout Weghorst. 1903 Barranspor ☪'s Sacit Budak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fermin Baladi in the 68th minute of play. Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's Arturo Lopez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ertuğrul Gazi in the 69th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's goal looked a bit too open when Ertuğrul Gazi came free, but Arturo Lopez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sacit Budak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alesandro Del Piero in the 74th minute of the match. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's goalkeeper Arturo Lopez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's Arturo Lopez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ertuğrul Gazi in the 80th minute of play. Arturo Lopez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ertuğrul Gazi's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. After some careless play in the Gคгςђ๏Ŧค defense, Ertuğrul Gazi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arturo Lopez. The Gคгςђ๏Ŧค fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arturo Lopez should have stopped the shot. 84 minutes into the game, Sun Han was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 1903 Barranspor ☪ the free kick. In the 84th minute, Sun Han hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 85 played minutes Gคгςђ๏Ŧค got a freekick which was hit by Battle Muller. Arturo Lopez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ertuğrul Gazi in the 88th minute of the match. 88 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ertuğrul Gazi was slow to take the kick. During this time 1903 Barranspor ☪'s players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Ertuğrul Gazi got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Arturo Lopez quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 91st minute Alesandro Del Piero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sacit Budak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 93 minutes into the match, Gคгςђ๏Ŧค's goal looked a bit too open when Ertuğrul Gazi came free, but Arturo Lopez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 96 minutes into the game, 1903 Barranspor ☪'s Ertuğrul Gazi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arturo Lopez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. The 1903 Barranspor ☪ players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.