Friendly League

BALCALI MEZARLIĞI
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Erkin Cangiray got the match started through his kick off. If Adalberto Macedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of ÜSTEĞMEN FK booed when Jereba 4EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dudu Pimenta didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Jereba 4EVER's Romeu da Cunha got control of the ball when John Wick tried to sneak it across the goal line. Romeu da Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from John Wick, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the game, Jereba 4EVER's Adalberto Macedo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gazi Açıkgün made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Süleyman Soyselçuk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Romeu da Cunha made a huge save. John Wick's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Romeu da Cunha firmly grabbed it by the left post. ÜSTEĞMEN FK's Gazi Açıkgün played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elivélton Albuquerque in the 23rd minute of play. In the 29th minute, Narciso Romero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Erkin Cangiray managed to get in a good position for a shot. ÜSTEĞMEN FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Erkin Cangiray was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Romeu da Cunha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 37th minute, ÜSTEĞMEN FK's Arın Serkut ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Romeu da Cunha. Romeu da Cunha yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. In the 45th minute, Abelardo Brodel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jereba 4EVER fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. The ÜSTEĞMEN FK players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Jereba 4EVER were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Elivélton Albuquerque made the kick off in the second half. Elivélton Albuquerque's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 53rdth minute, Gazi Açıkgün skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Gazi Açıkgün made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Vito Porto sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by John Wick in the 56th minute of play forced Jereba 4EVER's goalkeeper Romeu da Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 61 played minutes Jereba 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Duda Veloso. In the 61st minute John Wick shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romeu da Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arın Serkut's late challenge caught a Jereba 4EVER's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arın Serkut helped the player get up and apologised. After 62 played minutes ÜSTEĞMEN FK got a freekick which was hit by Arın Serkut. Romeu da Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erkin Cangiray in the 69th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Jereba 4EVER's Gazi Açıkgün threw himself towards the right post 72 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Elivélton Albuquerque, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Gazi Açıkgün made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elivélton Albuquerque in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by John Wick in the 73rd minute of play forced Jereba 4EVER's goalkeeper Romeu da Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 76 minutes, Dário Sampaio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jereba 4EVER and the ÜSTEĞMEN FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Dudu Pimenta fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jereba 4EVER's protests and gave Dudu Pimenta a yellow card for diving instead. Dudu Pimenta hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 81st minute, Arın Serkut hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abelardo Brodel hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 86th minute, Elivélton Albuquerque made a precise shot to the right of Gazi Açıkgün. ÜSTEĞMEN FK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Vito Porto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gazi Açıkgün having to interfere. The Jereba 4EVER supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Jereba 4EVER would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.