Friendly League

ANDIRIN
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Andırın SK's Karahan Yanal started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Naci Talha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomas Wassberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thomas Wassberg took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Naci Talha. Naci Talha dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Vallin in the 15th minute of play forced Andırın SK's goalkeeper Naci Talha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thomas Wassberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Naci Talha having to interfere. Hamdi Çolak hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Andırın SK's zone, Alex Vallin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Naci Talha came out of the goal and Alex Vallin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Naci Talha came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by MAFFIAN's Thomas Wassberg. But to his dismay, Thomas Wassberg quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After a rather tough play, Andırın SK's Murathan Tangun got a free kick in the 38th minute. 39 minutes into the game, Thomas Wassberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Naci Talha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. MAFFIAN made a substitution. Mark Widberg replaced George Svensson. 43 minutes into the game, one of MAFFIAN:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. MAFFIAN:s Aron Dahlbom showed great skill when he stopped Bekir Tarık:s penalty. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Thomas Wassberg to make the kick off. In the 53rd match minute, Andırın SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Murathan Tangun to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Andırın SK's Karahan Yanal got a free kick in the 69th minute. A collision led to Andırın SK getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Karahan Yanal hit a great ball. After 74 played minutes Andırın SK got a freekick which was hit by İsmail Akyol. A hard shot by Gunde Svan from long distance, 75 minutes into the match, got Naci Talha's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. If Erdinç Talay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 82 minutes into the game, Alex Vallin recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Naci Talha. Alex Vallin showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. The supporters of MAFFIAN booed when Andırın SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erdinç Talay didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bekir Tarık charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bekir Tarık the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bekir Tarık was shown his second yellow card after 91 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 95th minute Torgny Mogren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Naci Talha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Naci Talha had great luck who in the 96thth minute grab hold of the ball when Torgny Mogren from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post.