Friendly League

Can
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, 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. Epifanio Demesio started the match with the kick off. When Arnoldo Hitzeder fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gastona FC's protests and gave Arnoldo Hitzeder a yellow card for diving instead. Arnoldo Hitzeder hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Ciriaco Ignazio made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Zeki Tuygun sent off a good shot on target. Okaner Keşif showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clemente Rayman in the 7th minute of the match. Hernan Poncio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Okaner Keşif having to interfere. 17 minutes into the game, Barışcan Korur recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ciriaco Ignazio. Barışcan Korur showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zeki Tuygun got free with Ciriaco Ignazio in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hernan Poncio struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Okaner Keşif didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gastona FC. Clemente Rayman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Okaner Keşif having to interfere. 29 minutes into the match, Can SK's Zeki Tuygun sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ciriaco Ignazio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Ernesto Salvatore came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Gastona 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 Ernesto Salvatore couldn't finish the play. If Epifanio Demesio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Clemente Rayman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gastona FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Clemente Rayman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Okaner Keşif breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Gastona FC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Pascual Danel hit a great ball. Ciriaco Ignazio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Barışcan Korur in the 41st minute of the match. Ciriaco Ignazio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Barışcan Korur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Barışcan Korur stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ernesto Salvatore got free with Okaner Keşif in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Nemesio Astrada managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gastona FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nemesio Astrada was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Okaner Keşif breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 54 minutes, Nemesio Astrada managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gastona FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nemesio Astrada was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Nemesio Astrada managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gastona FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Nemesio Astrada was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Okaner Keşif breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ciriaco Ignazio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Barışcan Korur in the 59th minute of the match. Can SK were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after Gastona FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alim Böke took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Mümtaz Atik managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Gastona FC's Ciriaco Ignazio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeki Tuygun in the 66th minute of play. Barışcan Korur sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gastona FC's Ciriaco Ignazio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gökay Karanalp in the 70th minute of play. A collision led to Gastona FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Pascual Danel hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Zeki Tuygun managed to get in a good position for a shot. Can SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Zeki Tuygun was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ciriaco Ignazio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Zeki Tuygun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mümtaz Atik received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Ciriaco Ignazio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute Barışcan Korur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciriaco Ignazio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zeki Tuygun in the 93rd minute of play forced Gastona FC's goalkeeper Ciriaco Ignazio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nemesio Astrada received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Okaner Keşif tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Can SK support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.