Friendly League

Estadio Palmitas
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Beşir Bozdağ started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 3 played minutes Ramon Tono rounded Karpuzlu's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. The audience was convinced that Beşir Bozdağ's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Astor Jakue was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. In the 13th minute, Besim Kutsalan 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. Ali Atıf Oğuztüzün charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ali Atıf Oğuztüzün the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 17th minute, Ali Atıf Oğuztüzün hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 19th minute Beşir Bozdağ shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Astor Jakue saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Astor Jakue made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Besim Kutsalan in the 22nd minute of play. A collision led to Palmitas getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Urbano Oinaz hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Besim Kutsalan in the 23rd minute of play forced Palmitas's goalkeeper Astor Jakue to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Palmitas's Astor Jakue played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beşir Bozdağ in the 30th minute of play. If Besim Kutsalan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 44th minute, Ali Atıf Oğuztüzün hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramon Tono in the 47th minute of play forced Karpuzlu's goalkeeper Turan Coşan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ramon Tono stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 60 minutes into the match, Besim Kutsalan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Astor Jakue. Palmitas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Besim Kutsalan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Besim Kutsalan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Astor Jakue tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 68 minutes into the game, Palmitas's Filomeno Hotz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Turan Coşan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Astor Jakue made an important save on a dangerous shot by Besim Kutsalan in the 74th minute. Filomeno Hotz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 89th minute, Ramon Tono made a precise shot to the right of Turan Coşan. Karpuzlu's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. Astor Jakue showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beşir Bozdağ, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Karpuzlu players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Palmitas.