Friendly League

Sürmene Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Oğuzcan Eke got the match started through his kick off. Oğuzcan Eke sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 9th minute, Bektaş Tekcan 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. When Oğuzcan Eke came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the TAKTAKSPOR 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 Oğuzcan Eke couldn't finish the play. In the 15thth minute of the game Frank Garibaldi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but TAKTAKSPOR's Ahmet Davut İlhanoğlu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. TAKTAKSPOR's Ahmet Davut İlhanoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Castellini in the 20th minute of play. In the 28th minute, Anfilogino Di Toro had to leave the field with a concussion. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arkın Alanson during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Arkın Alanson kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Frank Garibaldi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ahmet Davut İlhanoğlu. TAKTAKSPOR's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Frank Garibaldi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If Frank Garibaldi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice moves Bektaş Tekcan could shoot a difficult shot in the 37th minute, which Cosimo Maranzano however easily saved by the left post. Bektaş Tekcan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 40 minutes into the match, Sangiuliano City's goalkeeper Cosimo Maranzano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bektaş Tekcan. Anthony Serra charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anthony Serra the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Anthony Serra kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 41st minute, Sangiuliano City's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Bektaş Tekcan fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 44th minute, TAKTAKSPOR's Levent Şemseddin seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Levent Şemseddin the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of TAKTAKSPOR protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Levent Şemseddin had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 44th minute of the game. One of TAKTAKSPOR:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Sangiuliano City:s goal. After the first half Sangiuliano City were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Frank Garibaldi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, TAKTAKSPOR's Oğuzcan Eke sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cosimo Maranzano narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Frank Garibaldi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 58thth minute, Ahmet Davut İlhanoğlu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 59 minutes into the game, Vahdet Beysun was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TAKTAKSPOR's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sangiuliano City the free kick. The supporters of Sangiuliano City booed when TAKTAKSPOR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vahdet Beysun didn't get a good kick on the ball. Frank Garibaldi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Ahmet Davut İlhanoğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 70 minutes into the game, Özkan Onatsu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TAKTAKSPOR's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sangiuliano City the free kick. A collision led to TAKTAKSPOR getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Özkan Onatsu hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, TAKTAKSPOR's Oğuzcan Eke got a free kick in the 72nd minute. When Sangiuliano City's Frank Garibaldi in 74 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Ahmet Davut İlhanoğlu guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Vahdet Beysun scored 1-2 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cosimo Maranzano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 82nd match minute, TAKTAKSPOR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Özkan Onatsu to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the match, TAKTAKSPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Garibaldi came free, but Ahmet Davut İlhanoğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to TAKTAKSPOR getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Arkın Alanson hit a great ball. TAKTAKSPOR's Ahmet Davut İlhanoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Davide Pallini in the 92nd minute of play. Sangiuliano City's Frank Garibaldi got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Sangiuliano City walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.