Friendly League

The Argie Legends
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pierre-Antoine Naudon started the match with the kick off. Best Castray took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Turgut Turgut, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arkın Gariboğlu made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Juan Pueblo sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in ARGIES's zone, Turgut Turgut stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Best Castray came out of the goal and Turgut Turgut tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 11th minute, Turgut Turgut ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Best Castray was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If Pierre-Antoine Naudon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 16 minutes into the game, Gold Raiders FC's Turgut Turgut nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Best Castray made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After some careless play in the ARGIES defense, Turgut Turgut kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Best Castray. The ARGIES fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Best Castray should have stopped the shot. ARGIES's Best Castray played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Turgut Turgut in the 22nd minute of play. Turgut Turgut's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Best Castray read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. Best Castray showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Turgut Turgut, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. 32 minutes into the game, Turgut Turgut cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Best Castray was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Best Castray took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Turgut Turgut, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes into the match, Gold Raiders FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pierre-Antoine Naudon came free, but Arkın Gariboğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Turgut Turgut scored 0-5 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Best Castray, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After the first half Gold Raiders FC were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Turgut Turgut to make the kick off. With a little luck, ARGIES's Best Castray got control of the ball when Turgut Turgut tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Turgut Turgut in the 59th minute of play forced ARGIES's goalkeeper Best Castray to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Best Castray made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Turgut Turgut in the 64th minute of play. In the 66th minute Ertaç Budak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Best Castray saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Turgut Turgut's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Best Castray read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. Turgut Turgut could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Best Castray made a huge save. With a little luck, ARGIES's Best Castray got control of the ball when Turgut Turgut tried to sneak it across the goal line. Best Castray made an important save on a dangerous shot by Turgut Turgut in the 75th minute. In the 78th minute, Turgut Turgut left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gold Raiders FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-8. Turgut Turgut's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 87thth minute, Best Castray skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Turgut Turgut received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Best Castray tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 95 minutes, Turgut Turgut took a quick shot and it went in 0-10 without a chance for Best Castray to make any attempt to save it. The ARGIES supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Gold Raiders FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Gold Raiders FC.