Friendly League

Sven-Göran Eriksson
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) 7 minutes into the game, Loco Durazno cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Cihan Zafer was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kenneth Almkvist hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. A collision led to SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Ali Cengiz Rüşti hit a great ball. Cihan Zafer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Loco Durazno in the 11th minute. Koray Baran might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anders Lundqvist. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Koray Baran ran back to his position shaking his head. When SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON's Koray Baran in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Golden Lions FC's goalie prevented a goal. Koray Baran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Anders Lundqvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Koray Baran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mats Nyström blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cihan Zafer having to make a save. Anders Lundqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Koray Baran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anders Lundqvist didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Koray Baran went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mats Nyström got free with Cihan Zafer in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Koray Baran scored 1-2 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Anders Lundqvist, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Musa Aydoğan to make the kick off. Hristofor Yonchevski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Musa Aydoğan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 64th minute, Loco Durazno left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Golden Lions FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mats Nyström in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cihan Zafer saved SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON from getting behind. 70 minutes into the match, Golden Lions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edmundson Colling came free, but Anders Lundqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Golden Lions FC's Burç Tokhan was substituted for Loco Durazno. Golden Lions FC's İbrahim Efe Topdemir was substituted for Marcelo Steven. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximo Urritz in the 85th minute of play forced Golden Lions FC's goalkeeper Anders Lundqvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 88 minutes into the match, Golden Lions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Musa Aydoğan came free, but Anders Lundqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Golden Lions FC.