Friendly League

The Goat House
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Blue Mountain State's Karol Panasewicz started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Blue Mountain State's Karol Panasewicz got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Türk Polis Gücü's Erhan Sarıoğlu got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edmund Dulemba made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Tang Yang Le sent off a good shot on target. Edmund Dulemba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karol Panasewicz in the 20th minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Blue Mountain State's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Dos Reis came free, but Robin Sharma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edmund Dulemba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karol Panasewicz in the 24th minute of the match. Robin Sharma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Dos Reis in the 26th minute of the match. In the 28th minute Karol Panasewicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edmund Dulemba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30thth minute of the game Yngve Lindqvist who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Blue Mountain State's Robin Sharma was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After having played for 33 minutes, Karol Panasewicz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Blue Mountain State's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karol Panasewicz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Karol Panasewicz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zé Dos Reis was the one to do the kick off. After 56 played minutes Türk Polis Gücü got a freekick which was hit by Yngve Lindqvist. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karol Panasewicz in the 57th minute of play forced Türk Polis Gücü's goalkeeper Edmund Dulemba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 58 minutes into the match, Türk Polis Gücü's goal looked a bit too open when Karol Panasewicz came free, but Edmund Dulemba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 65th match minute, Türk Polis Gücü was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Delfino Santirso to maneuver through the defense. Blue Mountain State's George Popescu was substituted for Tang Yang Le. Türk Polis Gücü's Zaid Cevahir was substituted for Zé Dos Reis. Blue Mountain State's Lionel-Andrés Messi was substituted for Karol Panasewicz. After a defensive mix-up in Türk Polis Gücü's zone, Epigonoi Honjas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edmund Dulemba came out of the goal and Epigonoi Honjas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Türk Polis Gücü's Edmund Dulemba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gökcan Bergin in the 72nd minute of play. In the 82nd minute Afşar Uçuk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edmund Dulemba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edmund Dulemba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gökcan Bergin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zaid Cevahir blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Robin Sharma having to make a save. In the 86th minute of the match, Zaid Cevahir tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Robin Sharma saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 88thth minute of the game Gökcan Bergin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Türk Polis Gücü's Edmund Dulemba was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Afşar Uçuk made a great header on Blue Mountain State's corner, it was just that Türk Polis Gücü's Edmund Dulemba managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 94th minute, Zaid Cevahir left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Türk Polis Gücü fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Türk Polis Gücü eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.