Friendly League

Şahinbey Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mauro Icardi kicked off to start the match. Octavio Carballo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tobias Oto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ner Viot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tobias Oto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ner Viot went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Maden FC's Octavio Carballo quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Tolga Başarman, made in the 19th minute of the game. Tobias Oto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ner Viot in the 20th minute of the match. After 24 minutes of play, Maden FC's Ner Viot made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tobias Oto was left in no man's land by his defense there! 36 minutes into the match, Efespor's goal looked a bit too open when Ner Viot came free, but Tobias Oto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ner Viot in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tobias Oto saved Efespor from getting behind. A collision led to Efespor getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Ferdi Direm hit a great ball. Tobias Oto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from İstemihan Günay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 47 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Ner Viot sped through Efespor's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tobias Oto. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ner Viot made a kick off. A hard shot 52 in the game by Ner Viot from a close distance when the talented Tobias Oto managed to make a qualified save. Efespor's players were relieved. Gökçen Safa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cemal Üstüner in the 54th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rıfat Kiray during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Maden FC's Gökçen Safa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauro Icardi in the 56th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ner Viot got free with Tobias Oto in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tolga Başarman during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ner Viot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. İstemihan Günay hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. 69 minutes into the match, Maden FC's Ner Viot sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tobias Oto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Maden FC were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after Efespor's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. İstemihan Günay took the corner. Ner Viot's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tobias Oto read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. Tobias Oto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gu Xu Yang in the 77th minute. Tobias Oto made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Ner Viot sent off a good shot on target. A sloppy throw-in by Tolga Başarman in the 82nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Maden FC's Rıfat Kiray. Efespor's Tobias Oto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Efespor from getting a goal against them. 85 minutes into the match, Maden FC's Ner Viot sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tobias Oto narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Ner Viot had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 91 minutes, Ner Viot managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Maden FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ner Viot was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Efespor's Tobias Oto got control of the ball when Ner Viot tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ner Viot struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Tobias Oto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Maden FC.