Friendly League

EAGLE ARENA
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Haydar Özdinç kicked off to start the match. Edgardo Henry fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hüsrev Can having to interfere. In the 4th minute, Albano Quinten hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Songurbey Nesip struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Cleto Ritchie didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for istanbulls. Hüsrev Can showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albano Quinten, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgardo Henry in the 11th minute of play forced istanbulls's goalkeeper Hüsrev Can to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hüsrev Can showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santos Barros in the 12th minute of the match. istanbulls's Hüsrev Can played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santos Barros in the 13th minute of play. ALIDIM FOR EVER's Cleto Ritchie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Songurbey Nesip in the 14th minute of play. Doğuş Özkaya hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edgardo Henry in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hüsrev Can prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Hüsrev Can showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santos Barros, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Santos Barros took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hüsrev Can. Hüsrev Can 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. The supporters of ALIDIM FOR EVER booed when istanbulls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ceyhun Koyas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Santos Barros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute, Haydar Özdinç made a precise shot to the right of Cleto Ritchie. ALIDIM FOR EVER's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 37 minutes into the game, ALIDIM FOR EVER's Edgardo Henry nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hüsrev Can made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Cleto Ritchie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Battal Cüneyt Zahir in the 43rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Songurbey Nesip during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, istanbulls's Songurbey Nesip got a free kick in the 44th minute. Hüsrev Can showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santos Barros, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After 48 minutes of play, ALIDIM FOR EVER's Albano Quinten made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hüsrev Can was left in no man's land by his defense there! Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Hüsrev Can came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by ALIDIM FOR EVER's Edgardo Henry. But to his dismay, Edgardo Henry quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. Hüsrev Can was a little too slow when Freddy Delfino got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 58th minute. The score was now 1-5. ALIDIM FOR EVER's Roberto Hodei was substituted for Santos Barros. Haydar Özdinç struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Cleto Ritchie didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for istanbulls. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haydar Özdinç in the 69th minute of play forced ALIDIM FOR EVER's goalkeeper Cleto Ritchie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Haydar Özdinç in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cleto Ritchie saved ALIDIM FOR EVER from getting behind. Hüsrev Can made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edgardo Henry in the 79th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as ALIDIM FOR EVER's Roberto Hodei slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hüsrev Can. That made the score 1-6 after 80 minutes of play. 83 minutes into the match, istanbulls's goal looked a bit too open when Roberto Hodei came free, but Hüsrev Can reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, Albano Quinten notched a goal, 1-7, to the right of istanbulls's Hüsrev Can. Hüsrev Can was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roberto Hodei in the 89th minute of play forced istanbulls's goalkeeper Hüsrev Can to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ALIDIM FOR EVER's Cleto Ritchie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Battal Cüneyt Zahir in the 96th minute of play. istanbulls's attentive Levent Baş managed to snatch the ball when Freddy Delfino made a throw-in in the 98th minute of the game. The ALIDIM FOR EVER supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ALIDIM FOR EVER would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.