Friendly League

Mithat Paşa Arena
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alex Mansilha got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Academica Pulheim were awarded a corner. Alex Mansilha went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Alex Mansilha got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Håkan Gulliksson quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kurt Ahrem in the 7th minute of play forced Memleket Sandıkları 1863's goalkeeper Håkan Gulliksson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davut Kayra in the 11th minute of play forced Academica Pulheim's goalkeeper Paul Heyckendorf to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Memleket Sandıkları 1863 getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Davut Kayra hit a great ball. Håkan Gulliksson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kurt Ahrem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paul Heyckendorf made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Asım Bozdoğan in the 16th minute of play. Håkan Gulliksson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kurt Ahrem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Boran Canol could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Paul Heyckendorf made a huge save. Håkan Gulliksson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lutz Golke, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by Memleket Sandıkları 1863's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alex Mansilha was slow to take the kick. During this time Academica Pulheim's players had a chance to rest. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lutz Golke in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Håkan Gulliksson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kurt Ahrem in the 32nd minute of play forced Memleket Sandıkları 1863's goalkeeper Håkan Gulliksson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Håkan Gulliksson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Mansilha, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 44th minute Gary Lineker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Håkan Gulliksson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 47 minutes into the game, Memleket Sandıkları 1863's Boran Canol nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paul Heyckendorf made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Boran Canol was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute Boran Canol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Heyckendorf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Memleket Sandıkları 1863's Håkan Gulliksson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Memleket Sandıkları 1863 from getting a goal against them. Bayezit Kutalp charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bayezit Kutalp the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Academica Pulheim made a substitution. Zbigniew Setara replaced Kurt Ahrem. With a little luck, Memleket Sandıkları 1863's Håkan Gulliksson got control of the ball when Alex Mansilha tried to sneak it across the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Memleket Sandıkları 1863's goalkeeper Håkan Gulliksson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alex Mansilha. Memleket Sandıkları 1863's Håkan Gulliksson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maxime Vrints in the 69th minute of play. In the 71st minute, Maxime Vrints left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Academica Pulheim fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Academica Pulheim's Roberto Seppmann was substituted for Reinhard Baum. 78 minutes in the game, Maxime Vrints fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Håkan Gulliksson having to interfere. Håkan Gulliksson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alex Mansilha in the 79th minute. Paul Heyckendorf showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boran Canol, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. When Zbigniew Setara came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Academica Pulheim 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 Zbigniew Setara couldn't finish the play. In the 85thth minute of the game Joachim Kretschmer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Memleket Sandıkları 1863's Håkan Gulliksson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 86 minutes Memleket Sandıkları 1863's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alex Mansilha who took care of the corner kick. 89 minutes into the match, Memleket Sandıkları 1863's goal looked a bit too open when Ole Pankok came free, but Håkan Gulliksson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Memleket Sandıkları 1863's Håkan Gulliksson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maxime Vrints in the 92nd minute of play. In the 95th minute İbrahim Öztürk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Heyckendorf saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gary Lineker hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. In the 97th minute, Academica Pulheim's Ilie Zâncă seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ilie Zâncă the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Academica Pulheim protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ilie Zâncă had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 96 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Academica Pulheim! 98 minutes into the match, İbrahim Öztürk had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paul Heyckendorf. Academica Pulheim's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that İbrahim Öztürk was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.