Friendly League

Stadio Olimpico
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Shane Searle started the match with the kick off. Neil Rigg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 15 minutes into the match, Pingukalesi's goalkeeper Mustafa Emre Aktan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Shane Searle. Oliver Hutchings received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Mustafa Emre Aktan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21stth minute of the game Neil Rigg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pingukalesi's Mustafa Emre Aktan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 22nd minute, Dom Breckin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Shane Searle let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 25th minute shot 1-0 at rihgt post. Mustafa Emre Aktan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Neil Rigg in the 30th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Necat Zeynelabidin in the 31st minute of play forced Roma's goalkeeper Baltazar Pemjean to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the game, Oliver Hutchings was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Roma's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pingukalesi the free kick. After 34 played minutes Roma got a freekick which was hit by Oliver Hutchings. In the 36th minute, Shane Searle left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Roma fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Mustafa Emre Aktan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Neil Rigg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Burhanettin Genişyürek fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pingukalesi's protests and gave Burhanettin Genişyürek a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Pingukalesi's Burhanettin Genişyürek got a free kick in the 45th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Necat Zeynelabidin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pingukalesi's supporters rose to their feet, but Necat Zeynelabidin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Baltazar Pemjean breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Saadettin Eronat to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ant Tunçbilek during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. It was beautiful to see Roma's Dom Breckin in action when he in the 55th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! The supporters of Pingukalesi booed when Roma was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Shane Thackray didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 62nd minute of the match Oğuzkan Erçelik sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Baltazar Pemjean skillfully saved the ball. A hard shot 66 in the game by Necat Zeynelabidin from a close distance when the talented Baltazar Pemjean managed to make a qualified save. Roma's players were relieved. 70 minutes into the match, Roma's Shane Searle sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mustafa Emre Aktan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Roma's Shane Searle in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pingukalesi's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Pingukalesi booed when Roma was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Neil Rigg didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Neil Rigg came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Roma 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 Neil Rigg couldn't finish the play. After 80 minutes of play, Roma's Neil Rigg made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mustafa Emre Aktan was left in no man's land by his defense there! 83 minutes into the match, Roma's goal looked a bit too open when Burhanettin Genişyürek came free, but Baltazar Pemjean reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Pingukalesi's goal looked a bit too open when Shane Searle came free, but Mustafa Emre Aktan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mustafa Emre Aktan didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Roma's Neil Rigg shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Shane Thackray kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Roma had played much better football throughout.