Friendly League

Ellis Park Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luisito Lander kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, Gençlerbirliği's Dursun Ekinci got control of the ball when Romeo Mel tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, SOUTH AFRICA's Oscar Ruggieri got a free kick in the 4th minute. Romeo Dominic took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stanislaw Rekowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Artemio Jokin struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Dursun Ekinci didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SOUTH AFRICA. Elvio Ted did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Dursun Ekinci 13 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Gençlerbirliği's Dursun Ekinci got control of the ball when Artemio Jokin tried to sneak it across the goal line. The throw-in from Rodolfo Cordero in the 25th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by SOUTH AFRICA's Candido Ibañez. 29 minutes into the match, SOUTH AFRICA's goal looked a bit too open when Luisito Lander came free, but Romeo Dominic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Gençlerbirliği's Bertil Winström got a free kick in the 29th minute. Artemio Jokin was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 30th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 33rd minute Gençlerbirliği were awarded a corner. Stanislaw Rekowski went to the cornerflag to take it. After 34 minutes SOUTH AFRICA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Stanislaw Rekowski who took care of the corner kick. Dursun Ekinci made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Romeo Mel sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bozkurt Tanyıldız in the 38th minute of play forced SOUTH AFRICA's goalkeeper Romeo Dominic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romeo Dominic showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luisito Lander in the 41st minute of the match. Dursun Ekinci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elvio Ted, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Dursun Ekinci didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Elvio Ted went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

53 minutes into the game, SOUTH AFRICA's Artemio Jokin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dursun Ekinci made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Gençlerbirliği's Dursun Ekinci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artemio Jokin in the 58th minute of play. If Luisito Lander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Romeo Dominic made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bozkurt Tanyıldız in the 70th minute. In the 71st match minute, Gençlerbirliği was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdulkadir Ömür to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd match minute, Gençlerbirliği was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdulkadir Ömür to maneuver through the defense. In the 73rd minute Elvio Ted shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dursun Ekinci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gençlerbirliği's Dursun Ekinci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artemio Jokin in the 75th minute of play. The Gençlerbirliği fans' excitement grew in the 78th match minute when Gençlerbirliği's Stanley St Clair looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. SOUTH AFRICA's 钱迪竞 was substituted for Candido Ibañez. Gençlerbirliği's Dursun Ekinci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Domeka in the 83rd minute of play. In the 84thth minute of the game Elvio Ted who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gençlerbirliği's Dursun Ekinci was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, SOUTH AFRICA's Romeo Dominic got control of the ball when Luisito Lander tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Romeo Mel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 87 minutes into the match, Romeo Mel notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Gençlerbirliği's Dursun Ekinci. Dursun Ekinci was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romeo Mel in the 90th minute of play forced Gençlerbirliği's goalkeeper Dursun Ekinci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romeo Dominic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanley St Clair, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. If Romeo Mel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. SOUTH AFRICA's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.