Friendly League

Karaelmas Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Hakan Ilıca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liu Chao Xiao in the 3rd minute of play. Karaelmas's Hakan Ilıca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liu Chao Xiao in the 10th minute of play. Bogdan Bogdanović sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hakan Ilıca didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Liu Chao Xiao went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After 24 played minutes Karaelmas got a freekick which was hit by Semi Türkoğlu. In the 27th minute, Ferdinand Voicu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bogdan Bogdanović sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 30th match minute, Karaelmas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paşa Ali Deryace to maneuver through the defense. Hakan Ilıca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dacian Săraru, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Bogdan Bogdanović sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Çeliker Vecih received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Sören Malmberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Club 23's Nae Lalescu got a free kick in the 38th minute. Hakan Ilıca came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by Club 23's Liu Chao Xiao. But to his dismay, Liu Chao Xiao quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bogdan Bogdanović was the one to do the kick off. The Club 23 fans' excitement grew in the 54th match minute when Club 23's Liu Chao Xiao 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 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 58 minutes into the game, Liu Chao Xiao cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Hakan Ilıca was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 61 minutes into the match, Bogdan Bogdanović notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of Karaelmas's Hakan Ilıca. Hakan Ilıca was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Hakan Ilıca was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Volodya Kirov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 66 minute of play. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Karaelmas's goalkeeper Hakan Ilıca, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Çeliker Vecih kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Sören Malmberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Çağan Mürsel in the 79th minute of the match. Liu Chao Xiao received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Hakan Ilıca came out and tried to block the shot, but Liu Chao Xiao slotted it home off the left post making it 0-10 in the 81st minute. Hakan Ilıca stood somewhat misplaced when Liu Chao Xiao came free in front of goal and shot 0-11 to the left of him in the 85 minute. Ferdinand Voicu kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. The Karaelmas supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Club 23's performance. The match ended with a win for Club 23.