Friendly League

BEAST STADIUM
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Xurdin Villasinda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Kürşat Üçer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th minute, Zamora Grado got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Meric's zone, Gustavo Xandri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kürşat Üçer came out of the goal and Gustavo Xandri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Manuel Bonjoch made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Çetin Necip in the 16th minute of play. In the 19thth minute of the game Gustavo Xandri who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Meric's Kürşat Üçer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 21stth minute of the game Gustavo Xandri who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Meric's Kürşat Üçer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Meric's goal looked a bit too open when Xurdin Villasinda came free, but Kürşat Üçer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xandro Carlos might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kürşat Üçer. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Xandro Carlos ran back to his position shaking his head. Çetin Necip kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. In the 39th minute, Xandro Carlos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CórdovaFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Meric's Kürşat Üçer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Meric from getting a goal against them. 44 minutes into the match, Abbas Özan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manuel Bonjoch. CórdovaFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abbas Özan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and İlbey Tokhan made a kick off. When CórdovaFC's Gustavo Xandri in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Meric's goalie prevented a goal. 59 minutes into the match, CórdovaFC's Xurdin Villasinda sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kürşat Üçer narrowly saved just below the crossbar. CórdovaFC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gustavo Xandri in the 72nd minute. After taking down the ball on CórdovaFC's corner Gustavo Xandri fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Kürşat Üçer quite easily take care of the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Meric's goal looked a bit too open when Xandro Carlos came free, but Kürşat Üçer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when İlbey Tokhan got free with Manuel Bonjoch in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gustavo Xandri in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kürşat Üçer saved Meric from getting behind. With 85 minutes on the clock, Zamora Grado commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 84th minute of the game. One of CórdovaFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Meric:s goal. Xurdin Villasinda kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Kürşat Üçer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xandro Carlos, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. In the 94th minute İlbey Tokhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Bonjoch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Meric players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.