Friendly League

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Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nuralp Akbal got the match started through his kick off. Oskar Törnblom recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in FFC Merainies 03's zone, Nuralp Akbal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu came out of the goal and Nuralp Akbal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuralp Akbal in the 10th minute of play. In the 14th minute, Nuralp Akbal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pagos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Pagos FC's Manuel Campens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leon Craandijk in the 17th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Pagos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Craandijk came free, but Manuel Campens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, FFC Merainies 03's goal looked a bit too open when Nuralp Akbal came free, but Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, FFC Merainies 03's Fabio Botello got a free kick in the 25th minute. Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Maximilian Carlsson. After a rather tough play, Pagos FC's Mircea Teodor got a free kick in the 26th minute. 37 minutes into the game, Pagos FC's Nuralp Akbal nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. The throw-in from Angelo Renzi in the 41st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Pagos FC's Pepe Sabatini. Ionel Mirea hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Pagos FC's Maximilian Carlsson managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Angelo Renzi in the 43 minute of the game. With a little luck, FFC Merainies 03's Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu got control of the ball when Nuralp Akbal tried to sneak it across the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Oskar Törnblom in the 52nd minute of play forced Pagos FC's goalkeeper Manuel Campens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Pagos FC's Nuralp Akbal in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FFC Merainies 03's goalie prevented a goal. In the game's 59th minute Pagos FC's Ionel Mirea took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu and thus the score was 3-0. Pagos FC's Christos Bartzokas was substituted for Nuralp Akbal. The supporters of Pagos FC booed when FFC Merainies 03 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gertjan Engbers didn't get a good kick on the ball. FFC Merainies 03's Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christos Bartzokas in the 72nd minute of play. Manuel Campens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oskar Törnblom in the 77th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Christos Bartzokas in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christos Bartzokas in the 89th minute of the match. In the 91st minute Pagos FC were awarded a corner. Maximilian Carlsson went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Pagos FC's Maximilian Carlsson to fire away a dangerous shot which Rıdvan İbrahimoğlu despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Ionel Mirea charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ionel Mirea the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Pagos FC getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Ionel Mirea hit a great ball. Pagos FC's Manuel Campens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oskar Törnblom in the 94th minute of play. Manuel Campens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ksawery Gongola, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute.