Friendly League

Telford Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Daniel Crabtree kicked off to start the match. In the 6th match minute, Juventus Telford was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tris Hurst to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Çanakkale booed when Juventus Telford was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vince Nicoll didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sedat Özender charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sedat Özender the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 14th minute John Apelkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shane Brindley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tris Hurst charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tris Hurst the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Tris Hurst hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Vince Nicoll hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Shane Brindley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John Apelkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Sedat Özender kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Alastair Wishart recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Shane Brindley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John Apelkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. If Tris Hurst had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 43 played minutes Juventus Telford got a freekick which was hit by Tris Hurst. 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.

The wind increased when Reis Ünsal made the kick off in the second half. Daniel Crabtree kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. When Daniel Crabtree came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Juventus Telford 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 Daniel Crabtree couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Juventus Telford's Vince Nicoll got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 59th minute, Cristian Boniel sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Juventus Telford's Shane Brindley didn't even have to move. With a little luck, Juventus Telford's Shane Brindley got control of the ball when John Apelkvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, Çanakkale's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Crabtree came free, but Ferdi Kargin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 68 played minutes Juventus Telford got a freekick which was hit by Tris Hurst. 76 minutes into the game, Teddy Winter was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Juventus Telford's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Çanakkale the free kick. Teddy Winter hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Juventus Telford's Shane Brindley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Boniel in the 76th minute of play. After some careless play in the Çanakkale defense, Daniel Crabtree kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ferdi Kargin. The Çanakkale fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ferdi Kargin should have stopped the shot. In the 81st minute, Tris Hurst hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 85 played minutes Juventus Telford got a freekick which was hit by Teddy Winter. In the 93rd minute, Juventus Telford's Vince Nicoll seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Vince Nicoll the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Juventus Telford protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Vince Nicoll had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Juventus Telford fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 92nd minute. Penalty! There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Juventus Telford fully deserved thier win.