Friendly League

Abazor Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Grant Mason started the match with the kick off. Ahmet Turan Küdüs kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Casey Trotter recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Evington defense, Yunus Topuz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Glen Blake. The Evington fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Glen Blake should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Evington's Glen Blake got control of the ball when Serhat Tanaltan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Glen Blake made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ünsal Esraf in the 22nd minute of play. Glen Blake made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vefa Cansal in the 25th minute of play. In the 27th minute Vefa Cansal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glen Blake saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Evington's Glen Blake got control of the ball when Ünsal Esraf tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ünsal Esraf could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Glen Blake made a huge save. Glen Blake made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ünsal Esraf in the 30th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yunus Topuz got free with Glen Blake in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 34th minute, Ünsal Esraf made a precise shot to the right of Glen Blake. Evington's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Glen Blake took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kuddusî Akkoç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 39 minutes into the match, Evington's goalkeeper Glen Blake had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Serhat Tanaltan. Vefa Cansal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Glen Blake having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Serhat Tanaltan made a kick off. With 51 minutes on the clock, Tristram Reed commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 54 played minutes Evington got a freekick which was hit by Rhys Moss. After 56th play minutes Serhat Tanaltan shot 4-0, a short shot which went by Glen Blake and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 65th minute Ünsal Esraf shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glen Blake saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Evington's Glen Blake played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vefa Cansal in the 66th minute of play. After 71 minutes of play, Abazor United's Serhat Tanaltan made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Glen Blake was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 76 minutes, Rhys Moss mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Evington and the Abazor United players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ünsal Esraf in the 78th minute of play forced Evington's goalkeeper Glen Blake to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute Vefa Cansal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glen Blake saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Özen Sebih was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ged Ingram showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 5-1 in the 82 minute of play. The supporters of Abazor United booed when Evington was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ged Ingram didn't get a good kick on the ball. Evington's Glen Blake played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kuddusî Akkoç in the 86th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ünsal Esraf in the 91st minute of play forced Evington's goalkeeper Glen Blake to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Glen Blake showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serhat Tanaltan, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. In the 93rd minute, Graeme Vine hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Glen Blake showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ünsal Esraf in the 95th minute of the match. Evington's Glen Blake played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ünsal Esraf in the 96th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Abazor United had played much better football throughout.