Friendly League

Gamla Ullevi
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Rafael Zaldua started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind G A I S's goalkeeper Staffan Eckegren, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 6th minute of the match Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC got a corner. G A I S's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Seçkin Öksüzoğlu ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Bernardo Sasso almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but G A I S's Staffan Eckegren did a great save. A collision led to G A I S getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Alain Gibert hit a great ball. Seçkin Öksüzoğlu struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Staffan Eckegren didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC. When Cléber Marinho came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the G A I S fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cléber Marinho couldn't finish the play. Benedicto Bihar might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Staffan Eckegren. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Benedicto Bihar ran back to his position shaking his head. Staffan Eckegren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benedicto Bihar, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Staffan Eckegren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benedicto Bihar in the 16th minute of the match. In the 19th minute Cléber Marinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Batıkan Muhsin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Staffan Eckegren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardo Sasso in the 22nd minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, Bernardo Sasso had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Staffan Eckegren. G A I S's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bernardo Sasso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Robustiano Eron managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Sixten Ekström in the 27 minute of the game. After 30 minutes G A I S's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Seçkin Öksüzoğlu who took care of the corner kick. Mustafa İzzet Hazer made a great header on Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's corner, it was just that G A I S's Staffan Eckegren managed to reach the ball for a save. Benedicto Bihar took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Staffan Eckegren. Staffan Eckegren dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Alain Gibert kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Seçkin Öksüzoğlu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 44th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Staffan Eckegren. G A I S's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The G A I S players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benedicto Bihar to make the kick off. Staffan Eckegren was out of position in the 56 minute of play, and Benedicto Bihar capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Benedicto Bihar really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. In the 63rd minute, Benedicto Bihar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind G A I S's goalkeeper Staffan Eckegren, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 69 minutes into the match, G A I S's goal looked a bit too open when Benedicto Bihar came free, but Staffan Eckegren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th minute, Benedicto Bihar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Aykut Canel was substituted for Benedicto Bihar. In the 79thth minute of the game Aykut Canel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but G A I S's Staffan Eckegren was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Staffan Eckegren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aykut Canel in the 81st minute of play. G A I S's defense didn't have a chance, in the 82nd minute, when Aykut Canel scored to the left of an out of position Staffan Eckegren, making the score, 0-5. 89 minutes into the game, Herman Biörkman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. G A I S's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC the free kick. Herman Biörkman hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Lorenzo James sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.