Friendly League

YAMAN ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Otto Hamberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. Paulino Maldini took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 3rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for William Fogel. AIF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Gustaf Låsberg's late challenge caught a Yaman Academy®'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gustaf Låsberg helped the player get up and apologised. After having played for 9 minutes, Aydın Ilıcan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yaman Academy®'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Aydın Ilıcan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Aydın Ilıcan came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Yaman Academy® fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Aydın Ilıcan couldn't finish the play. Aydın Ilıcan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 15thth minute tested the skills of William Fogel when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Yaman Academy®'s Aydın Ilıcan in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AIF's goalie prevented a goal. Tunç Sarper hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. AIF's Samuel Kjellkvist got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aydın Ilıcan in the 27th minute of play forced AIF's goalkeeper William Fogel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Birsel Aktaç got free with William Fogel in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Otto Hamberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sacit Saruhan during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of AIF booed when Yaman Academy® was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sacit Saruhan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, AIF's Gustaf Låsberg got a free kick in the 40th minute. William Fogel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aydın Ilıcan's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. A collision led to AIF getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Christian Hurtig hit a great ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

In the 52nd minute Aydın Ilıcan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but William Fogel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 55th minute of the match Tunç Sarper sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but William Fogel skillfully saved the ball. William Fogel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aydın Ilıcan in the 57th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aydın Ilıcan in the 60th minute of play forced AIF's goalkeeper William Fogel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes into the match, AIF's goal looked a bit too open when Arda Nesil came free, but William Fogel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th minute Arda Nesil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but William Fogel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AIF's William Fogel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sacit Saruhan in the 69th minute of play. After 69 played minutes Yaman Academy® got a freekick which was hit by Arda Nesil. AIF's William Fogel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Birsel Aktaç in the 71st minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Aydın Ilıcan made a precise shot to the right of William Fogel. AIF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. 76 minutes into the game, Arda Nesil cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. William Fogel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. William Fogel didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Yaman Academy®'s Aydın Ilıcan shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-0 in the ordered_time% minute. AIF's William Fogel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aydın Ilıcan in the 81st minute of play. In the 82nd minute of the match Yaman Academy® got a corner. AIF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tunç Sarper ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Tunç Sarper almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but AIF's William Fogel did a great save. William Fogel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arda Nesil in the 87th minute of the match. AIF's William Fogel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aydın Ilıcan in the 90th minute of play. William Fogel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aydın Ilıcan in the 92nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arda Nesil in the 93rd minute of play forced AIF's goalkeeper William Fogel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the AIF players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Yaman Academy®.