Friendly League

H.Avni Aker
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vitaliy van der Aa took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind GrassNuts FC's goalkeeper Su Peng Jian, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by GrassNuts FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Anton Scheupach was slow to take the kick. During this time ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Anton Scheupach got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Su Peng Jian quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 9th minute, Alfred Jonsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 10 minutes into the match, GrassNuts FC's goalkeeper Su Peng Jian had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Henk Veerman. Henk Veerman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A throw-in in the 14th minute of the game was made by Alfred Jonsson with Roger Magnusson as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by GrassNuts FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Anton Scheupach was slow to take the kick. During this time ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s players had a chance to rest. The audience thought a goal was coming when Henk Veerman got free with Su Peng Jian in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Corné van Basten hit a great ball. In the 24th minute, Alfred Jonsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 33 minutes into the game, Henk Veerman recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Su Peng Jian. Henk Veerman showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. After 35 played minutes GrassNuts FC got a freekick which was hit by Alfred Jonsson. Henk Veerman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Su Peng Jian made a huge save. With a little luck, GrassNuts FC's Su Peng Jian got control of the ball when Henk Veerman tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind GrassNuts FC's goalkeeper Su Peng Jian, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Henk Veerman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Su Peng Jian was relentless in the 44th minute of the game.

The audience was convinced that Pierre-Emile Højbjerg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cihan Zafer was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. 63 minutes into the game, Henk Veerman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Su Peng Jian was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind GrassNuts FC's goalkeeper Su Peng Jian, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Henk Veerman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Su Peng Jian read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. In the 75th minute Henk Veerman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Su Peng Jian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Henk Veerman might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Su Peng Jian. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Henk Veerman ran back to his position shaking his head. If Henk Veerman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Su Peng Jian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henk Veerman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Su Peng Jian didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Henk Veerman went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Mete Taçkın was substituted for Caroll Baskin. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► made a substitution. Gürkan Gurko replaced Güney Özboga. In the 89th minute ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► were awarded a corner. Anton Scheupach went to the cornerflag to take it. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Anton Scheupach was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Su Peng Jian in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Henk Veerman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Su Peng Jian read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.