Friendly League

Erzincan Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kenneth Helvik got the match started through his kick off. Raven Raiders's Stian Enersen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oktay Canpolat in the 3rd minute of play. Oktay Canpolat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kenneth Helvik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Umut Akay having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Raven Raiders's Tord Tveite got a free kick in the 10th minute. If İsmet Balabey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th minute, Kenneth Helvik left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Raven Raiders fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. 17 minutes into the match, Raven Raiders's goalkeeper Stian Enersen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by İsmet Balabey. The audience was convinced that İsmet Balabey's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stian Enersen was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Kenneth Helvik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Halil Can Durcan hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Kenneth Helvik took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Umut Akay. Umut Akay dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. İsmet Balabey hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. 34 minutes into the game, Halil Can Durcan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Erzincan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Raven Raiders the free kick. The supporters of Raven Raiders booed when Erzincan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Halil Can Durcan didn't get a good kick on the ball. When İsmet Balabey came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Erzincan 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 İsmet Balabey couldn't finish the play. Raven Raiders's Stian Enersen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oktay Canpolat in the 38th minute of play. Kenneth Helvik blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Umut Akay having to make a save. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

After having played for 53 minutes, İsmet Balabey managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Erzincan's supporters crossed their fingers, but İsmet Balabey was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kenneth Helvik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Erzincan's zone, Tord Tveite stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Umut Akay came out of the goal and Tord Tveite tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 62nd match minute, Raven Raiders was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olaf Krasniqi to maneuver through the defense. In the 63rd match minute, Raven Raiders was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olaf Krasniqi to maneuver through the defense. Stian Enersen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Halis Veysel in the 64th minute of play. Anders Øvrebø took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Umut Akay. Umut Akay dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. After having played for 80 minutes, Anders Øvrebø managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Raven Raiders's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anders Øvrebø was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Umut Akay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kenneth Helvik in the 82nd minute of the match. When Kenneth Helvik came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Raven Raiders 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 Kenneth Helvik couldn't finish the play. Kenneth Helvik received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Umut Akay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.