Friendly League

Couto Pereira
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ediberto Pontes got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Ediberto Pontes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Birsel Işıldar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dráusio Ortiz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Império's Luís Paulo Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hulki Sadir in the 10th minute of play. After 11 played minutes Império got a freekick which was hit by Umberto Marinho. Birsel Işıldar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dráusio Ortiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Luís Paulo Garcia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hulki Sadir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bünyan JK's Birsel Işıldar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dráusio Ortiz in the 20th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Dráusio Ortiz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Império fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Bünyan JK's goalkeeper Birsel Işıldar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 27th minute Birsel Özsevi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Paulo Garcia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ediberto Pontes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Birsel Işıldar having to interfere. Luís Paulo Garcia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Birsel Özsevi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Império's Dráusio Ortiz slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Birsel Işıldar. That made the score 3-0 after 31 minutes of play. In the 41st match minute, Império was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sílvio Luís Tasso to maneuver through the defense. Dráusio Ortiz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hulki Sadir to strike the kick off in the second half. Birsel Işıldar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ediberto Pontes went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. When Júlio Donatello came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Império 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 Júlio Donatello couldn't finish the play. In the 66th minute of the match Didi Toscano sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Birsel Işıldar skillfully saved the ball. After a rather tough play, Bünyan JK's Güntekin Yalım got a free kick in the 66th minute. If Dráusio Ortiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ediberto Pontes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luís Paulo Garcia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hulki Sadir in the 80th minute of play. If Júlio Donatello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Império's Luís Paulo Garcia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Império from getting a goal against them. Luís Paulo Garcia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Güntekin Yalım in the 88th minute of the match. Luís Paulo Garcia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Birsel Özsevi in the 90th minute of play. In the 94th minute of the match Didi Toscano shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Birsel Işıldar showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Bünyan JK's zone, Júlio Donatello stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Birsel Işıldar came out of the goal and Júlio Donatello tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Império walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.