Friendly League

Big Flats Airport St
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mücahit Tükel made the kick off which started today's match. Terrell Cates struck a weak shot in the 2nd minute. Nestor Dietz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Big Flats Airport AFC. Abdul Delgado could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Nestor Dietz made a huge save. 6 minutes into the game, Mücahit Tükel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Odell Gagne was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nestor Dietz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Terrell Cates in the 13th minute of the match. When Ejder Tokuş came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the BursaSpor 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 Ejder Tokuş couldn't finish the play. In the 18th minute, Mücahit Tükel 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 20 minutes of play, BursaSpor's Gara Fatih made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Odell Gagne was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nestor Dietz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Terrell Cates, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nestor Dietz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Terrell Cates, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 31st minute, Mücahit Tükel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BursaSpor fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Mücahit Tükel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Odell Gagne tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in BursaSpor's zone, Abdul Delgado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nestor Dietz came out of the goal and Abdul Delgado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 41st minute, Abdul Delgado ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nestor Dietz was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The supporters of BursaSpor booed when Big Flats Airport AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Shane Sanderson didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Sergio Orlondo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sergio Orlondo charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sergio Orlondo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 53 played minutes BursaSpor got a freekick which was hit by Sergio Orlondo. Thanks to some nice moves Mücahit Tükel could shoot a difficult shot in the 55th minute, which Odell Gagne however easily saved by the left post. If Terrell Cates had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mücahit Tükel might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Odell Gagne. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mücahit Tükel ran back to his position shaking his head. If Abdul Delgado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Abdul Delgado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nestor Dietz was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. In the 70th minute, Mücahit Tükel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BursaSpor fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. If Mücahit Tükel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. BursaSpor's Nestor Dietz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdul Delgado in the 81st minute of play. In the 85th minute, Big Flats Airport AFC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Mücahit Tükel fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Stan Hager's late challenge caught a BursaSpor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stan Hager helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Big Flats Airport AFC getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Stan Hager hit a great ball. Brice Lewry fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Odell Gagne having to interfere. BursaSpor played a much better game than Big Flats Airport AFC and deserved their victory. The Big Flats Airport AFC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.