Friendly League

Soccer Arena
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Wilford Shipp kicked off to start the match. Bruce Nesbitt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ege Yura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 9th minute, Cosmos Soccer Club's Russ Thorne dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. PoleStarIV's Zeynel Sadik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilford Shipp in the 13th minute of play. Bruce Nesbitt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Şenol Acıbadem in the 17th minute of the match. In the 20th minute there was a penalty for Cosmos Soccer Club. Wilford Shipp stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Zeynel Sadik. 2-0. Zeynel Sadik was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Russ Thorne showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 23 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Russ Thorne in the 25th minute of play forced PoleStarIV's goalkeeper Zeynel Sadik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zeynel Sadik made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dante Paquette in the 27th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilford Shipp got free with Zeynel Sadik in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kamer Kuddus hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wilford Shipp in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zeynel Sadik saved PoleStarIV from getting behind. In the 35th minute, Russ Thorne left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cosmos Soccer Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Ege Yura might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bruce Nesbitt. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ege Yura ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 40th minute, Cyrus Crouch hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wilford Shipp's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Zeynel Sadik firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 47th minute, Şenol Acıbadem hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 50thth minute of the game Russ Thorne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PoleStarIV's Zeynel Sadik was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ege Yura to make the kick off. PoleStarIV's Zeynel Sadik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilford Shipp in the 55th minute of play. In the 57th minute of the match Rudolph Saunders sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zeynel Sadik skillfully saved the ball. The audience was convinced that Wilford Shipp's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zeynel Sadik was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Russ Thorne fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zeynel Sadik having to interfere. 62 minutes into the game, Cosmos Soccer Club's Russ Thorne nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zeynel Sadik made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. Cosmos Soccer Club's Bruce Nesbitt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Cosmos Soccer Club from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Cosmos Soccer Club's Bruce Nesbitt got control of the ball when Ege Yura tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 81 minutes, Besim Erbatur mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PoleStarIV and the Cosmos Soccer Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. Besim Erbatur kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. With a little luck, Cosmos Soccer Club's Bruce Nesbitt got control of the ball when Ege Yura tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wilford Shipp in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zeynel Sadik prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to PoleStarIV getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Kamer Kuddus hit a great ball. When the referee ended the match the Cosmos Soccer Club players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.