Friendly League

Estádio Tucuns
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fırat Çakıroğlu took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute of the match Senator S.A.K got a corner. Xipoko's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alim Eslem ran over to the corner to take the kick. Abuzer Sarıalp made a great header on Senator S.A.K's corner, it was just that Xipoko's Alfredo Neves managed to reach the ball for a save. After a defensive mix-up in Xipoko's zone, Fırat Çakıroğlu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfredo Neves came out of the goal and Fırat Çakıroğlu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fábio Cardoso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Edvin van der Sar made a huge save. In the 11thth minute of the game Fırat Çakıroğlu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Xipoko's Alfredo Neves was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 13 minutes Xipoko's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alim Eslem who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Ataol Zeyrek almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Xipoko's Alfredo Neves did a great save. Alfredo Neves came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Senator S.A.K's Ataol Zeyrek. But to his dismay, Ataol Zeyrek quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. If Fırat Çakıroğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 18th play minutes Fırat Çakıroğlu shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Alfredo Neves and just under the crossbar into goal. Fırat Çakıroğlu struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Alfredo Neves didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Senator S.A.K. In the 25th minute, Fırat Çakıroğlu made a precise shot to the right of Alfredo Neves. Xipoko's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fırat Çakıroğlu in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alfredo Neves saved Xipoko from getting behind. Fırat Çakıroğlu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alfredo Neves having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Fırat Çakıroğlu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfredo Neves was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Senator S.A.K's Alim Eslem quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Raimundo Hoffmann, made in the 32nd minute of the game. Alfredo Neves stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fırat Çakıroğlu's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. The Senator S.A.K fans' excitement grew in the 35th match minute when Senator S.A.K's Fırat Çakıroğlu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After some careless play in the Xipoko defense, Fırat Çakıroğlu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfredo Neves. The Xipoko fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfredo Neves should have stopped the shot. Ziemowit Mis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Alfredo Neves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Xipoko's Alfredo Neves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fırat Çakıroğlu in the 45th minute of play. Senator S.A.K's Alim Eslem quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Raimundo Hoffmann, made in the 46th minute of the game. Fırat Çakıroğlu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alfredo Neves having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fırat Çakıroğlu in the 47th minute of play forced Xipoko's goalkeeper Alfredo Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fábio Cardoso stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fırat Çakıroğlu got free with Alfredo Neves in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Fırat Çakıroğlu came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Senator S.A.K 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 Fırat Çakıroğlu couldn't finish the play. With his leg Alfredo Neves managed to avoid a goal in the 61stth minute, when Senator S.A.K's Fırat Çakıroğlu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 67th minute Fábio Cardoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvin van der Sar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Xipoko's Dinei Capixaba got a free kick in the 69th minute. Raimundo Hoffmann made in the 73rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Fábio Cardoso. Alfredo Neves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fırat Çakıroğlu in the 76th minute. After a rather tough play, Xipoko's Tiaguinho Salles got a free kick in the 76th minute. In the 77th minute of the match, Fırat Çakıroğlu got a very nice opportunity to score, but Alfredo Neves was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fırat Çakıroğlu in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alfredo Neves prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fırat Çakıroğlu in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alfredo Neves saved Xipoko from getting behind. 85 minutes into the match, Senator S.A.K's Fırat Çakıroğlu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alfredo Neves narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A sloppy throw-in by Mané de Brito in the 87th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Senator S.A.K's Ziemowit Mis. Alfredo Neves made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Fırat Çakıroğlu sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fırat Çakıroğlu got free with Alfredo Neves in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 95 minutes into the match, Xipoko's goalkeeper Alfredo Neves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fırat Çakıroğlu. Senator S.A.K's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.