Friendly League

Cloud Park
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Franky Van Der Elst started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 2 minutes into the game, Dave Fleming was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Memphis Grizzlies's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Black Cloud FC the free kick. In the 2nd match minute, Memphis Grizzlies was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dave Fleming to maneuver through the defense. In the 3rd minute Pascal Nouma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodney Church saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. José Luis Cuciuffo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Balaban Orcaner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Balaban Orcaner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Luis Cuciuffo in the 14th minute of play. Black Cloud FC's Balaban Orcaner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franky Van Der Elst in the 16th minute of play. The supporters of Black Cloud FC booed when Memphis Grizzlies was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Michael Kellaway didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rodney Church stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pascal Nouma's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. 24 minutes into the match, Black Cloud FC's Gürkan Akaydın sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rodney Church narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Balaban Orcaner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Luis Cuciuffo in the 28th minute of the match. In the 29th minute, José Luis Cuciuffo made a precise shot to the right of Balaban Orcaner. Black Cloud FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gürkan Akaydın got free with Rodney Church in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 34th match minute, Black Cloud FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pascal Nouma to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Memphis Grizzlies getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Ken Blackwater hit a great ball. 39 minutes into the game, Franky Van Der Elst was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Memphis Grizzlies's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Black Cloud FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Memphis Grizzlies's Franky Van Der Elst got a free kick in the 39th minute. In the 40th minute, Pascal Nouma made a precise shot to the right of Rodney Church. Memphis Grizzlies's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Franky Van Der Elst took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Balaban Orcaner. Balaban Orcaner dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Mustafa Cumhur Borlu kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. A collision led to Black Cloud FC getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Mustafa Cumhur Borlu hit a great ball. Michael Kellaway's late challenge caught a Black Cloud FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Michael Kellaway helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Memphis Grizzlies's Michael Kellaway got a free kick in the 49th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gürkan Akaydın to make the kick off. Arif Ensar Öveç hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Black Cloud FC's zone, Dave Fleming stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Balaban Orcaner came out of the goal and Dave Fleming tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 57th match minute, Black Cloud FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gürkan Akaydın to maneuver through the defense. Michael Kellaway kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. During the 68th minute of the match Franky Van Der Elst completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Franky Van Der Elst a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 69th match minute, Memphis Grizzlies was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Franky Van Der Elst to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Black Cloud FC booed when Memphis Grizzlies was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Franky Van Der Elst didn't get a good kick on the ball. Black Cloud FC's Zekai Ünalp managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Harry Johnson in the 77 minute of the game. After 88 played minutes Memphis Grizzlies got a freekick which was hit by Harry Johnson. Dave Fleming was shown his second yellow card after 91 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Memphis Grizzlies's Dave Fleming got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Black Cloud FC were awarded a corner in the 94th minute after Memphis Grizzlies's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Necdet Bala took the corner. After taking down the ball on Black Cloud FC's corner Necdet Bala fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Rodney Church quite easily take care of the ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.