Friendly League

Topaltı Arena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sergen Özgurcan got the match started through his kick off. In the 6th minute, Sergen Özgurcan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Basmane Texas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Ulu Hayat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valdir Tepedino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jânio Figueiredo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ulu Hayat read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. After 14 played minutes Basmane Texas got a freekick which was hit by Halis Songurhan. Ulu Hayat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Glauco Teixeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Basmane Texas's Ulu Hayat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jânio Figueiredo in the 21st minute of play. Sergen Özgurcan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Aníbal Neto came out and tried to block the shot, but Sergen Özgurcan slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 23rd minute. In the 26th minute, Halis Songurhan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 32 minutes into the match, Basmane Texas's Bircan Ulaç sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aníbal Neto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ulu Hayat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Glauco Teixeira in the 34th minute of the match. Aníbal Neto was a little too slow when Bircan Ulaç got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 42nd minute. The score was now 3-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Glauco Teixeira to strike the kick off in the second half. If Halis Songurhan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Aníbal Neto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergen Özgurcan, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After a rather tough play, Basmane Texas's Şevket Umut got a free kick in the 61st minute. The supporters of Real Cruzeiro FC booed when Basmane Texas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Şevket Umut didn't get a good kick on the ball. Valdir Tepedino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Ulu Hayat made a huge save. Ulu Hayat didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Valdir Tepedino went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Şevket Umut charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Şevket Umut the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Real Cruzeiro FC's Valdir Tepedino couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 71st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Basmane Texas. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jânio Figueiredo got free with Ulu Hayat in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ulu Hayat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fausto Mota in the 74th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Halis Songurhan during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Real Cruzeiro FC booed when Basmane Texas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Şevket Umut didn't get a good kick on the ball. Valdir Tepedino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulu Hayat having to interfere. In the 87th minute Glauco Teixeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ulu Hayat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fausto Mota recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Şevket Umut hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Ulu Hayat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fausto Mota in the 91st minute of the match. Aníbal Neto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bircan Ulaç went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. Real Cruzeiro FC's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Basmane Texas had won, even though Real Cruzeiro FC had held more of the ball.