Friendly League

Letzigrund
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marty Simpson kicked off to start the match. Ali Kaan Acartürk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marty Simpson in the 3rd minute of play. When Arrows Academy FC's Marty Simpson in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Zurich's goalie prevented a goal. In the 8th minute Iwan Cieliczka shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ged Nightingale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute David Stenkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Kaan Acartürk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute Marty Simpson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Kaan Acartürk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grzegorz Piechna in the 14th minute of play forced FC Zurich's goalkeeper Ali Kaan Acartürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ali Kaan Acartürk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grzegorz Piechna in the 14th minute of the match. Bryan Barron fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Kaan Acartürk having to interfere. FC Zurich's Ali Kaan Acartürk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Stenkvist in the 16th minute of play. The supporters of FC Zurich booed when Arrows Academy FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pacho Quintianan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 18th minute of the match Stefan Isaksson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ged Nightingale showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bryan Barron in the 20th minute of play forced FC Zurich's goalkeeper Ali Kaan Acartürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in FC Zurich's zone, Bryan Barron stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ali Kaan Acartürk came out of the goal and Bryan Barron tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Marty Simpson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ali Kaan Acartürk was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marty Simpson in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ali Kaan Acartürk saved FC Zurich from getting behind. Ged Nightingale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iwan Cieliczka in the 40th minute of the match. FC Zurich's Ali Kaan Acartürk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bryan Barron in the 41st minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Zurich's Gustaw Faron got a free kick in the 43rd minute. A collision led to Arrows Academy FC getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Hong Yuan hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, FC Zurich's Iwan Cieliczka got a free kick in the 47th minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Zurich's goalkeeper Ali Kaan Acartürk, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ali Kaan Acartürk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bryan Barron, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wen Jie Ting got free with Ali Kaan Acartürk in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 56 minutes, Grzegorz Piechna managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arrows Academy FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Grzegorz Piechna was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Grzegorz Piechna got free with Ali Kaan Acartürk in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ali Kaan Acartürk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bryan Barron in the 68th minute of play. Arrows Academy FC's Grzegorz Piechna was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 69th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Ged Nightingale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angel Panagonov, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. A collision led to Arrows Academy FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Bryan Barron hit a great ball. The supporters of FC Zurich booed when Arrows Academy FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jesús Solano didn't get a good kick on the ball. 88 minutes into the match, FC Zurich's goalkeeper Ali Kaan Acartürk had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Grzegorz Piechna. Marty Simpson kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. When Connor Pringle fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arrows Academy FC's protests and gave Connor Pringle a yellow card for diving instead. After 94 minutes, Hong Yuan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arrows Academy FC and the FC Zurich players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of FC Zurich booed when Arrows Academy FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hong Yuan didn't get a good kick on the ball. 95 minutes into the match, FC Zurich's Stefan Isaksson broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. When the match was over Arrows Academy FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC Zurich throughout the match.