Friendly League

Jorge Luis Hirschi
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Elpidio Francis made the kick off which started today's match. Branislav Velchevski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Hamdi Ortan, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 5 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Kerimhan Cevher came free, but Branislav Velchevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Elpidio Francis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that George Buturugã narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA booed when LOI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mehmet Akif Cerme didn't get a good kick on the ball. George Buturugã took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elpidio Francis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sulo Montaña in the 12th minute of play forced ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Branislav Velchevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LOI were awarded a corner in the 14th minute after ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ahmet Hamdi Ortan took the corner. With a little luck, LOI's George Buturugã got control of the ball when Elpidio Francis tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sulo Montaña in the 17th minute of play forced ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Branislav Velchevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Branislav Velchevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sulo Montaña, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Branislav Velchevski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Hamdi Ortan in the 21st minute of play. In the 24th minute, Kerimhan Cevher made a precise shot to the right of Branislav Velchevski. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 29 minutes LOI's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Petrică Măcriș who took care of the corner kick. 31 minutes into the match, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goal looked a bit too open when Sulo Montaña came free, but Branislav Velchevski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Branislav Velchevski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Özgür Özbay in the 32nd minute of the match. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kerimhan Cevher in the 38th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, Sulo Montaña notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski. Branislav Velchevski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Arnaldo Gabon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA made a substitution. André Monclús replaced Elpidio Francis. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kerimhan Cevher was the one to do the kick off. Özgür Özbay's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Branislav Velchevski firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Özgür Özbay in the 55th minute of play forced ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Branislav Velchevski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Petrică Măcriș's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but George Buturugã read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. In the 60th match minute, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael Dalmu to maneuver through the defense. André Monclús scored 1-3 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of George Buturugã, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kerimhan Cevher could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Branislav Velchevski made a huge save. 70 minutes into the game, Özgür Özbay cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Branislav Velchevski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Branislav Velchevski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA from getting a goal against them. The supporters of ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA booed when LOI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sulo Montaña didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mehmet Akif Cerme made in the 76th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Kerimhan Cevher however managed to control. Branislav Velchevski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sulo Montaña, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. André Monclús received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. George Buturugã tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. LOI's Tayyip Taylan was substituted for Ahmet Hamdi Ortan. In the 96th match minute, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petrică Măcriș to maneuver through the defense. Timoteo Basualdo hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. LOI's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.