Friendly League

Aksaray Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tolga Altınkaya got the match started through his kick off. ASLANAS's Kerimhan Bürge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Coronel Durango in the 3rd minute of play. Kerimhan Bürge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Coronel Durango in the 5th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, K.F TIRANA's Paco Cano got a free kick in the 7th minute. Marsel Spaha charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Marsel Spaha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of ASLANAS booed when K.F TIRANA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marsel Spaha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Branden Shelton made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Turgay Arısan sent off a good shot on target. Branden Shelton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Barış Omay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, K.F TIRANA's Branden Shelton got control of the ball when Turgay Arısan tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristoforo De Luca in the 28th minute of play forced ASLANAS's goalkeeper Kerimhan Bürge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Turgay Arısan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Branden Shelton made a huge save. Branden Shelton made an important save on a dangerous shot by Turgay Arısan in the 36th minute. In the 39th minute Coronel Durango shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kerimhan Bürge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute, K.F TIRANA's Mao Zhen Xing seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Mao Zhen Xing the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of K.F TIRANA protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Mao Zhen Xing had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 44th match minute, K.F TIRANA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mao Zhen Xing to maneuver through the defense. Cristoforo De Luca hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

ASLANAS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 56th minute, when Coronel Durango scored to the left of an out of position Kerimhan Bürge, making the score, 1-1. Şentürk Yiğiter hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Branden Shelton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Barış Omay in the 64th minute of the match. Aykut İslam made in the 67th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by K.F TIRANA's Miromir Pietrowicz. The audience thought a goal was coming when Coronel Durango got free with Kerimhan Bürge in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 80 minutes into the match, Barış Omay had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Branden Shelton. K.F TIRANA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Barış Omay was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. The long shot by Avram Iorgulescu in the 89th minute really tested Kerimhan Bürge's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Branden Shelton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tolga Altınkaya, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute.