Friendly League

Kocaali
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Xaven Abascal took the kick off in the first half of the match. Salih Özker didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Xaven Abascal went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The attack was good, but when Xaven Abascal in the 9th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Xaven Abascal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Salih Özker having to interfere. After 16 minutes of play, Always Ready's Todor Abaunza made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Salih Özker was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Xaven Abascal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Özalp İlkcan hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Always Ready's Todor Abaunza got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Salih Özker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xaven Abascal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Todor Abaunza came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Always Ready 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 Todor Abaunza couldn't finish the play. In the 36thth minute of the game Todor Abaunza who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kocaali's Salih Özker was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 37th minute, Xaven Abascal made a precise shot to the right of Salih Özker. Kocaali's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Todor Abaunza in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Salih Özker prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 42nd minute, Mustafa Kemal Ulutaş hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half Always Ready were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Turabi Mikail to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Todor Abaunza got free with Salih Özker in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 57th minute, Xaven Abascal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Salih Özker was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. Adelmo Pemjean made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Özalp İlkcan in the 62nd minute of play. Salih Özker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xaven Abascal in the 63rd minute of the match. The supporters of Kocaali booed when Always Ready was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lourenco Abello didn't get a good kick on the ball. 75 minutes into the match, Kocaali's goal looked a bit too open when Xaven Abascal came free, but Salih Özker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Xaven Abascal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 81 minutes into the match, Kocaali's goal looked a bit too open when Xaven Abascal came free, but Salih Özker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Xaven Abascal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Always Ready's supporters rose to their feet, but Xaven Abascal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Salih Özker breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Always Ready's Albano Abad got a free kick in the 89th minute. Kocaali's Salih Özker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xaven Abascal in the 91st minute of play. Iraido Abecia charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iraido Abecia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The Kocaali fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Always Ready were clearly better and deserved to take the win.