Friendly League

Topaltı Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Basmane Texas's Erik Allikmäe got a free kick in the 4th minute. If Ken Brogren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Serkan Kocaman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Luc Van Hinnendael made a huge save. Franco Armani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mac Mon in the 16th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, FC Bruges's goalkeeper Luc Van Hinnendael had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Serkan Kocaman. Franco Armani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xavies Muñagorri in the 20th minute of the match. Luc Van Hinnendael didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Serkan Kocaman went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. The crowd rose to their feet as Gürsel Aksel kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Luc Van Hinnendael. That made the score 2-0 in the 27 minute of play. Basmane Texas's attentive Borys Budarz managed to snatch the ball when Ken Brogren made a throw-in in the 30th minute of the game. Franco Armani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xavies Muñagorri, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Basmane Texas's Franco Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xavies Muñagorri in the 35th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, FC Bruges's goal looked a bit too open when Gürsel Aksel came free, but Luc Van Hinnendael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute, Mac Mon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Bruges fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 44 minutes into the match, Xavies Muñagorri had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Franco Armani. Basmane Texas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Xavies Muñagorri was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Luc Van Hinnendael showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gürsel Aksel, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Xavies Muñagorri to make the kick off. Luc Van Hinnendael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gürsel Aksel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luc Van Hinnendael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gürsel Aksel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56th minute, Gürsel Aksel made a precise shot to the right of Luc Van Hinnendael. FC Bruges's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. 60 minutes into the game, Basmane Texas's Serkan Kocaman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luc Van Hinnendael made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. Franco Armani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mac Mon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute, Dana Kazım hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mac Mon in the 66th minute of play forced Basmane Texas's goalkeeper Franco Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 70 minutes into the game, Gürsel Aksel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-2. Luc Van Hinnendael was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Basmane Texas's Gürsel Aksel in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Bruges's goalie prevented a goal. Luc Van Hinnendael showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gürsel Aksel, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. 77 minutes into the match, Basmane Texas's goalkeeper Franco Armani had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Xavies Muñagorri. 79 minutes into the match, Basmane Texas's goal looked a bit too open when Mac Mon came free, but Franco Armani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Gürsel Aksel made a precise shot to the right of Luc Van Hinnendael. FC Bruges's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-2. After 88 minutes of play, Basmane Texas's Gürsel Aksel made it 7-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luc Van Hinnendael was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 92 minutes of play, Basmane Texas's Gürsel Aksel made it 8-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Luc Van Hinnendael was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC Bruges's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.