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Match Report
Edirnekapi
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29,
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. Mugurel Balaeț started the match with the kick off. Artem Kovtun stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fred Kirkpatrick's shot from short distance in the 2nd minute. Artem Kovtun stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mugurel Balaeț's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Artem Kovtun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fred Kirkpatrick, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rhys Dimmock made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zülfikar Aydoğdu in the 10th minute of play. When Zamalek FC's Mugurel Balaeț in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Edirnekapi's goalie prevented a goal. 16 minutes into the match, Edirnekapi's goal looked a bit too open when Mugurel Balaeț came free, but Artem Kovtun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edirnekapi's Artem Kovtun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mugurel Balaeț in the 18th minute of play. After having played for 20 minutes, Fred Kirkpatrick managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zamalek FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fred Kirkpatrick was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 22nd minute Fred Kirkpatrick shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artem Kovtun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Fred Kirkpatrick's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Artem Kovtun was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Artem Kovtun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mugurel Balaeț, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mugurel Balaeț in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Artem Kovtun saved Edirnekapi from getting behind. In the 31stth minute of the game Fred Kirkpatrick who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Edirnekapi's Artem Kovtun was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Zamalek FC's Mugurel Balaeț in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Edirnekapi's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fred Kirkpatrick in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Artem Kovtun saved Edirnekapi from getting behind. Artem Kovtun stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fred Kirkpatrick's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. Artem Kovtun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mugurel Balaeț in the 39th minute of the match. A collision led to Zamalek FC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Elin Elin hit a great ball. Edirnekapi's Artem Kovtun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mugurel Balaeț in the 42nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Zamalek FC's Tytus Banaszak got a free kick in the 43rd minute. In the 46th minute, Fred Kirkpatrick left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zamalek FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Güneş Sarıkaya to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Mugurel Balaeț's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Artem Kovtun was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. After 52 played minutes Edirnekapi got a freekick which was hit by Ege Kunter. Artem Kovtun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mugurel Balaeț in the 60th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Zamalek FC's Mugurel Balaeț dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Artem Kovtun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mugurel Balaeț in the 65th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Mugurel Balaeț fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Artem Kovtun, passed just outside the right post. After 73 played minutes Edirnekapi got a freekick which was hit by Adnan Bostancı. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Fred Kirkpatrick managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zamalek FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fred Kirkpatrick was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Artem Kovtun breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Edirnekapi's goalkeeper Artem Kovtun, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mugurel Balaeț had several of the Edirnekapi's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 79 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-5 score and a disappointed Artem Kovtun as he didn't even see the shot coming. Edirnekapi's Artem Kovtun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mugurel Balaeț in the 83rd minute of play. 84 minutes into the match Fred Kirkpatrick climbed in front of goal and pressed up 0-6 in the right cross behind a totally surprised Artem Kovtun. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fred Kirkpatrick in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Artem Kovtun prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Zamalek FC's Fred Kirkpatrick in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Edirnekapi's goalie prevented a goal. 90 minutes into the game, Zack Grier was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zamalek FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Edirnekapi the free kick. A collision led to Zamalek FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Zack Grier hit a great ball. Artem Kovtun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mugurel Balaeț in the 93rd minute of the match.
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