Friendly League

Ziya Özçakır Stadyum
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Yu Xi kicked off to start the match. Arif Bilge Tokyürek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 邱寒骏, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. Arif Bilge Tokyürek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 邱寒骏 in the 4th minute of play. In the 5th minute Murat Akpınar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aníbal Albarran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yu Xi got free with Aníbal Albarran in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yu Xi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Aníbal Albarran made a huge save. Arif Bilge Tokyürek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciro Toninelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, H E P T A N FC's Murat Akpınar got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 15th minute Sahat Levandy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arif Bilge Tokyürek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ciro Toninelli came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Lulina FC 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 Ciro Toninelli couldn't finish the play. Lulina FC's Aníbal Albarran proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Lulina FC from getting a goal against them. Aníbal Albarran made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Yu Xi sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Lulina FC booed when H E P T A N FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yu Xi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lulina FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 24th minute, when Şafak Açıkalın scored to the left of an out of position Aníbal Albarran, making the score, 1-0. When Murat Akpınar came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the H E P T A N FC 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 Murat Akpınar couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Lulina FC getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Donato Napoleone hit a great ball. When Comunardo Ranalli fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lulina FC's protests and gave Comunardo Ranalli a yellow card for diving instead. In the 35th minute, Macit Taşel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Murat Akpınar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aníbal Albarran having to make a save. 40 minutes into the match, H E P T A N FC's Yu Xi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aníbal Albarran narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The throw-in from Gürsel Küdüs in the 41st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Lulina FC's Donato Napoleone. 47 minutes into the match, Lulina FC's goalkeeper Aníbal Albarran had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yu Xi. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

In the 56th minute Yu Xi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aníbal Albarran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 57 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lulina FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Atabey Ökten was slow to take the kick. During this time H E P T A N FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Lulina FC's goalie and right to Şafak Açıkalın. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Lulina FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Aníbal Albarran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yu Xi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Murat Akpınar was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 60 minutes had been played. After 61 played minutes H E P T A N FC got a freekick which was hit by Murat Akpınar. Aníbal Albarran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yu Xi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arif Bilge Tokyürek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciro Toninelli in the 64th minute of play. 66 minutes into the game, Şafak Açıkalın cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Aníbal Albarran was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Şafak Açıkalın managed to get in a good position for a shot. H E P T A N FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Şafak Açıkalın was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aníbal Albarran breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 72nd minute, Yu Xi made a precise shot to the right of Aníbal Albarran. Lulina FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. After a rather tough play, Lulina FC's Davide Ragazzoni got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 86th minute, Şafak Açıkalın hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Lulina FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Donato Napoleone hit a great ball. 92 minutes into the match, Lulina FC's goal looked a bit too open when Yu Xi came free, but Aníbal Albarran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gürsel Küdüs's late challenge caught a Lulina FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gürsel Küdüs helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, H E P T A N FC's Gürsel Küdüs got a free kick in the 93rd minute. H E P T A N FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.