Friendly League

LOI-Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sulo Montaña took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, LOI's goal looked a bit too open when Yavuz Bülent İlkim came free, but George Buturugã reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th minute, Sulo Montaña reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Thomas Ravelli. The goal made the score 1-0. S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's Thomas Ravelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sulo Montaña in the 9th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sulo Montaña in the 15th minute of play forced S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's goalkeeper Thomas Ravelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the match, LOI's Sulo Montaña sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thomas Ravelli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's Thomas Ravelli got control of the ball when Özgür Özbay tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thomas Ravelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sulo Montaña, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute Özgür Özbay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Ravelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the game, Özgür Özbay recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Thomas Ravelli. Özgür Özbay showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Özgür Özbay could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Thomas Ravelli made a huge save. Thomas Ravelli was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sulo Montaña showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 41 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Özgür Özbay managed to get in a good position for a shot. LOI's supporters rose to their feet, but Özgür Özbay was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thomas Ravelli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thomas Ravelli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Özgür Özbay in the 47th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Wang Rong Jing stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, LOI's George Buturugã got control of the ball when Wang Rong Jing tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sulo Montaña in the 58th minute of play forced S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's goalkeeper Thomas Ravelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 63 minutes into the match, LOI's Sulo Montaña sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thomas Ravelli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. LOI were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Habib Durukan took the corner. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Eriberto Segio got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 4-0. 69 minutes into the match. Sulo Montaña recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thomas Ravelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sulo Montaña, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. After 82 played minutes LOI got a freekick which was hit by Fetih Avcu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Özgür Özbay in the 85th minute of play forced S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's goalkeeper Thomas Ravelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fetih Avcu hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. In the 91st match minute, LOI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fetih Avcu to maneuver through the defense. In the 97th minute of the match LOI got a corner. S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ahmet Hamdi Ortan ran over to the corner to take the kick. After a rather tough play, LOI's Atak Koral got a free kick in the 97th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for LOI.