Friendly League

Orange Grove
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mehmet Ediz Aydıntan got the match started through his kick off. In the 5thth minute of the game Melik Secaat who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pogradeci FCA's Luciano Sito was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mehmet Ediz Aydıntan in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Luciano Sito saved Pogradeci FCA from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 8 minutes, Scot McNair took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Ahmet Çevikcan to make any attempt to save it. Mehmet Ediz Aydıntan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Luciano Sito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13th minute Mehmet Ediz Aydıntan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luciano Sito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mehmet Ediz Aydıntan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Luciano Sito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th minute of the match, Jarod Jean got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ahmet Çevikcan was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Orta Sk's Ahmet Çevikcan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Orta Sk from getting a goal against them. In the 24th match minute, Orta Sk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Haşim Taşkesen to maneuver through the defense. Mehmet Ediz Aydıntan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Orta Sk getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Ercüment Dalmaz hit a great ball. Orta Sk's Ahmet Çevikcan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lane Key in the 35th minute of play. If Mehmet Ediz Aydıntan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Mehmet Ediz Aydıntan came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Orta Sk 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 Mehmet Ediz Aydıntan couldn't finish the play. Luciano Sito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Harun Vaha in the 44th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lane Key to make the kick off. Harun Vaha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Luciano Sito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sol Roberson during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Orta Sk booed when Pogradeci FCA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sol Roberson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ahmet Çevikcan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lane Key, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When İskender Topel fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Orta Sk's protests and gave İskender Topel a yellow card for diving instead. 70 minutes into the match, Orta Sk's goal looked a bit too open when Jarod Jean came free, but Ahmet Çevikcan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Orta Sk booed when Pogradeci FCA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Freddy Dewitt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Harun Vaha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 78th minute, Harun Vaha fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Luciano Sito, passed just outside the right post. The audience was convinced that Mehmet Ediz Aydıntan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luciano Sito was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. After 81 played minutes Pogradeci FCA got a freekick which was hit by Scot McNair. Pogradeci FCA's Luciano Sito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehmet Ediz Aydıntan in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lane Key in the 84th minute of play forced Orta Sk's goalkeeper Ahmet Çevikcan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 88 played minutes Orta Sk got a freekick which was hit by Ercüment Dalmaz. If Ercüment Dalmaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Pogradeci FCA players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.