Friendly League

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bilal Pekant took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lino Madeo in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tamer Siraceddin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 8 minutes into the match, Reconquistense FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ümit Durukan came free, but Francisco Pelagius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 10 minutes, Yusuf Beykan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Los Tatangelos and the Reconquistense FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Francisco Pelagius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cuma Han in the 16th minute of play. Los Tatangelos's Tamer Siraceddin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaac Asur in the 20th minute of play. Francisco Pelagius made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Bilal Pekant sent off a good shot on target. In the 22nd minute, Mario Rodriguez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute, Lino Madeo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tamer Siraceddin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. When Isaac Asur fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Reconquistense FC's protests and gave Isaac Asur a yellow card for diving instead. After 27 played minutes Reconquistense FC got a freekick which was hit by Isaac Asur. Francisco Pelagius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cuma Han in the 30th minute of play. A collision led to Los Tatangelos getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Yusuf Beykan hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Los Tatangelos defense, Isaac Asur kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tamer Siraceddin. The Los Tatangelos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tamer Siraceddin should have stopped the shot. In the 47th match minute, Reconquistense FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iker Ugutz to maneuver through the defense. Cuma Han sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lino Madeo to strike the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Lino Madeo took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Tamer Siraceddin to make any attempt to save it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lino Madeo in the 64th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tamer Siraceddin saved Los Tatangelos from getting behind. Reconquistense FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Anacleto Norino in the 65th minute. Anastasio Transito hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. When the match clock showed 69 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Cuma Han sped through Reconquistense FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Francisco Pelagius. Lino Madeos short, quick shot in the 72ndth minute got Tamer Siraceddin to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 72 minutes into the game, Lino Madeo lined in a short shot 1-4 behind a frustrated Tamer Siraceddin. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anacleto Norino got free with Tamer Siraceddin in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Los Tatangelos's Tamer Siraceddin got control of the ball when Anacleto Norino tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 86th minute, Cuma Han managed to get in a good position for a shot. Los Tatangelos's supporters rose to their feet, but Cuma Han was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Francisco Pelagius breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Isaac Asur kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Tamer Siraceddin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Madeo in the 89th minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Los Tatangelos's goal looked a bit too open when Lino Madeo came free, but Tamer Siraceddin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Silvestre Joanes hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. In the 94th minute, Münir Soysan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Lino Madeo in the 96thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tamer Siraceddin, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 97th match minute, Los Tatangelos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ümit Durukan to maneuver through the defense. The Reconquistense FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Reconquistense FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.