Friendly League

The Nerd Nest
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marian Banas started the match with the kick off. Through an outstanding action, after 5 minutes, Atalan Cebeci successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A collision led to RED KHAGAN getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Vehdi Selçuk hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ni Zhan Kun got free with Atalan Cebeci in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Enzo Noce showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Vedillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 12th minute, Sebastian Vedillo made a precise shot to the right of Enzo Noce. The Nerd Herd's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 15 minutes into the match, RED KHAGAN's goal looked a bit too open when Alin Armeanca came free, but Atalan Cebeci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, The Nerd Herd's Marian Banas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Atalan Cebeci narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 28 minutes into the match, RED KHAGAN's goalkeeper Atalan Cebeci had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ni Zhan Kun. The supporters of The Nerd Herd booed when RED KHAGAN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yılmaz Başdemir didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marian Banas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 33rdth minute, Atalan Cebeci skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 37th minute The Nerd Herd were awarded a corner. Odysseas Lagidis went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led The Nerd Herd's Odysseas Lagidis to fire away a dangerous shot which Atalan Cebeci despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Atalan Cebeci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ni Zhan Kun in the 39th minute of the match. In the 42ndth minute of the game Marian Banas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but RED KHAGAN's Atalan Cebeci was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Atalan Cebeci had great luck who in the 42ndth minute grab hold of the ball when Marian Banas from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sebastian Vedillo to strike the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the RED KHAGAN defense, Ni Zhan Kun kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Atalan Cebeci. The RED KHAGAN fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Atalan Cebeci should have stopped the shot. RED KHAGAN's Atalan Cebeci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marian Banas in the 64th minute of play. Atalan Cebeci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marian Banas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marian Banas took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Atalan Cebeci. Atalan Cebeci dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. RED KHAGAN were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after The Nerd Herd's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Folke Malmström took the corner. The corner ended in Eugenios Spaneas almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but The Nerd Herd's Enzo Noce did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marian Banas in the 78th minute of play forced RED KHAGAN's goalkeeper Atalan Cebeci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ni Zhan Kun came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the The Nerd Herd 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 Ni Zhan Kun couldn't finish the play. In the 89th minute of the match, Yılmaz Başdemir tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Enzo Noce saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In a very dangerous position, a player in The Nerd Herd fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 90th minute. Penalty! The score was 3-2 after a penalty in the 93rd minute, where RED KHAGAN:s Folke Malmström tricked The Nerd Herd:s Enzo Noce with a difficult ball by the left post. Enzo Noce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Vedillo in the 99th minute of play. RED KHAGAN's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.