Friendly League

Estádio Martirio
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Henrique da Cunha got the match started through his kick off. If Tolga Yağızkurt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paulinho da Cunha got free with Sarper Tokur in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Durval Xavier's late challenge caught a qazera's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Durval Xavier helped the player get up and apologised. Durval Xavier hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Tolga Yağızkurt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Rafa Pinheiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Sarper Tokur managed to avoid a goal in the 9thth minute, when Santastico Fc's Paulinho da Cunha fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 11 minutes of play, qazera's Behzat Tuncel made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rafa Pinheiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Paulinho da Cunha who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 17thth minute tested the skills of Sarper Tokur when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Paulinho da Cunha could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Sarper Tokur made a huge save. A hard shot 20 in the game by Paulinho da Cunha from a close distance when the talented Sarper Tokur managed to make a qualified save. qazera's players were relieved. Paulinho da Cunha's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 22ndth minute, Sarper Tokur skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Behzat Tuncel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Tolga Yağızkurt managed to get in a good position for a shot. qazera's supporters rose to their feet, but Tolga Yağızkurt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rafa Pinheiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Behzat Tuncel in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rafa Pinheiro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 33 minutes into the match, Henrique da Cunha dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sarper Tokur, 1-1. When qazera's Tolga Yağızkurt in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Santastico Fc's goalie prevented a goal. In the 41st match minute, Santastico Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Durval Xavier to maneuver through the defense. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Behzat Tuncel was the one to do the kick off. Lefter Arıcan hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 58th minute Henrique da Cunha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sarper Tokur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 64 minutes of play, qazera's Tolga Yağızkurt made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rafa Pinheiro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Behzat Tuncel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafa Pinheiro having to interfere. Sarper Tokur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henrique da Cunha in the 71st minute of play. In the 73rd minute Paulinho da Cunha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sarper Tokur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rafa Pinheiro was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Behzat Tuncel showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 74 minute of play. After 80 minutes, Barlas Kaim mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the qazera and the Santastico Fc players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, qazera's Barlas Kaim got a free kick in the 80th minute. Pedrão Mendes was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 81st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 82nd match minute, qazera was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lefter Arıcan to maneuver through the defense. When Ali Atıf Acarbey fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored qazera's protests and gave Ali Atıf Acarbey a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to qazera getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Ali Atıf Acarbey hit a great ball. Sarper Tokur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulinho da Cunha in the 93rd minute of the match. 96 minutes into the match, qazera's goal looked a bit too open when Paulinho da Cunha came free, but Sarper Tokur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The qazera supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing qazera would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.