Friendly League

Alaybey Stadyumu
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Denizhan Toktamış kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Zühtü Aktekin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tamer Kutcan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John Kellbom, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 8 minutes into the game, LeicestersKickers's Kiki Monginsidi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tamer Kutcan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 11 minutes into the game, Armin De Vincentis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alaybey Spor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LeicestersKickers the free kick. After a rather tough play, Alaybey Spor's Armin De Vincentis got a free kick in the 11th minute. John Kellbom fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tamer Kutcan having to interfere. A collision led to Alaybey Spor getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Zühtü Aktekin hit a great ball. Kiki Monginsidi struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Tamer Kutcan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LeicestersKickers. In the 26th minute John Kellbom shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tamer Kutcan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. John Kellbom hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Alaybey Spor defense, John Kellbom kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tamer Kutcan. The Alaybey Spor fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tamer Kutcan should have stopped the shot. John Kellbom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Reha Öztek charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Reha Öztek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Alaybey Spor's Reha Öztek got a free kick in the 39th minute. John Kellbom struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Tamer Kutcan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LeicestersKickers. John Kellbom blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tamer Kutcan having to make a save. Tamer Kutcan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from John Kellbom in the 43rd minute of play. If John Kellbom had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After the first half LeicestersKickers were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Janne Oblak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denizhan Toktamış, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Tamer Kutcan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Macho Mann in the 57th minute of the match. LeicestersKickers's Rigoberto Paredes got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Alaybey Spor's Zühtü Aktekin got a free kick in the 60th minute. In the 61st minute, John Kellbom left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LeicestersKickers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. John Kellbom fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tamer Kutcan having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denizhan Toktamış in the 66th minute of play forced LeicestersKickers's goalkeeper Janne Oblak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alaybey Spor's Tamer Kutcan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Alaybey Spor from getting a goal against them. If John Kellbom had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 75th minute, Per-Åke Vedholm left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LeicestersKickers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. LeicestersKickers's Hampus Dahlman was substituted for Sebastian Engman. After a rather tough play, Alaybey Spor's Artaç İpekçi got a free kick in the 80th minute. Janne Oblak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denizhan Toktamış in the 84th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Alaybey Spor's zone, Kiki Monginsidi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tamer Kutcan came out of the goal and Kiki Monginsidi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match was over LeicestersKickers could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Alaybey Spor throughout the match.