Friendly League

ELLAND ROAD
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ayberk Akgün made the kick off which started today's match. Emilian Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ayberk Akgün in the 3rd minute of the match. Emilian Martinez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ayberk Akgün, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ren Zhi Ke got free with Sten Naredi in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kaplan's Luciano Victoro was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 7th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Ren Zhi Ke could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Sten Naredi made a huge save. 12 minutes into the game, DS ACADEMY TEAM's Ayberk Akgün nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emilian Martinez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After some careless play in the DS ACADEMY TEAM defense, Ren Zhi Ke kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sten Naredi. The DS ACADEMY TEAM fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sten Naredi should have stopped the shot. Kaplan's Emilian Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ayberk Akgün in the 18th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 21 minutes, Sten Naredi successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Sten Naredi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Victoro in the 25th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, DS ACADEMY TEAM's Barnaba Jarocewicz got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 32nd minute Pascual Burni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sten Naredi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sten Naredi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damião Granja in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th minute, one of Kaplan:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Kaplan. In the 36th minute there was a penalty for DS ACADEMY TEAM. Ayberk Akgün stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Emilian Martinez. 2-2. 40 minutes into the match, Luciano Victoro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sten Naredi. DS ACADEMY TEAM's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luciano Victoro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Ayberk Akgün received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Emilian Martinez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luciano Victoro to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Damião Granja notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of DS ACADEMY TEAM's Sten Naredi. Sten Naredi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 58th minute Damião Granja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sten Naredi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sten Naredi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ren Zhi Ke, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. The supporters of Kaplan booed when DS ACADEMY TEAM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xavier Rapado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ayberk Akgün in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emilian Martinez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 66 minutes into the match, DS ACADEMY TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Ren Zhi Ke came free, but Sten Naredi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ayberk Akgün in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emilian Martinez saved Kaplan from getting behind. DS ACADEMY TEAM's Alejandro-Ramón R. Hansen was substituted for Dag Olofsson. Kaplan's Teodosio Erramu was substituted for Pascual Burni. DS ACADEMY TEAM's Konstanty Pacholewski was substituted for Barnaba Jarocewicz. After some careless play in the Kaplan defense, Ayberk Akgün kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emilian Martinez. The Kaplan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emilian Martinez should have stopped the shot. Emilian Martinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ayberk Akgün, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ayberk Akgün in the 82nd minute of play forced Kaplan's goalkeeper Emilian Martinez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 85 minutes had been played when some careless play by DS ACADEMY TEAM's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dércio Leitão was slow to take the kick. During this time Kaplan's players had a chance to rest. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kaplan's goalkeeper Emilian Martinez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 92nd minute Ayberk Akgün shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilian Martinez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 93rd minute of the match DS ACADEMY TEAM got a corner. Kaplan's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jerold Lara ran over to the corner to take the kick. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.