Friendly League

Milo Joyce Memorial
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Benedicto Bihar took the kick off in the first half of the match. After taking down the ball on Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's corner Benedicto Bihar fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Paul Bogrea quite easily take care of the ball. Paul Bogrea came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Benedicto Bihar. But to his dismay, Benedicto Bihar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Batıkan Muhsin made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Fan Xiang Kuan sent off a good shot on target. Benedicto Bihar kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lv Zhou in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Batıkan Muhsin saved Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC from getting behind. Batıkan Muhsin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lv Zhou, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. The corner led to LOS BUITRES's Rachid Baba Ali Ali Riza getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Cesar Cornelius hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. When Benedicto Bihar came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC 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 Benedicto Bihar couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benedicto Bihar in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paul Bogrea prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind LOS BUITRES's goalkeeper Paul Bogrea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 40th minute of the match Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC got a corner. LOS BUITRES'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. Seçkin Öksüzoğlu made a great header on Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's corner, it was just that LOS BUITRES's Paul Bogrea managed to reach the ball for a save. The supporters of Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC booed when LOS BUITRES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lv Zhou didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paul Bogrea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benedicto Bihar in the 44th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Lv Zhou made the kick off in the second half. LOS BUITRES's Paul Bogrea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedicto Bihar in the 54th minute of play. LOS BUITRES's Paul Bogrea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save LOS BUITRES from getting a goal against them. 56 minutes into the game, Benedicto Bihar recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Paul Bogrea. Benedicto Bihar showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. Batıkan Muhsin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lv Zhou in the 61st minute of play. LOS BUITRES's Paul Bogrea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedicto Bihar in the 65th minute of play. After 66 minutes LOS BUITRES'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. Seçkin Öksüzoğlu made a great header on Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's corner, it was just that LOS BUITRES's Paul Bogrea managed to reach the ball for a save. After 68 played minutes LOS BUITRES got a freekick which was hit by Cesar Cornelius. LOS BUITRES's Narciso Socorro was substituted for Laurence Suggs. In the 75th minute of the match Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC got a corner. LOS BUITRES'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. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Batıkan Muhsin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fan Xiang Kuan in the 77th minute of play. In the 78th match minute, Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oğuzalp Yetiş to maneuver through the defense. Batıkan Muhsin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lv Zhou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Batıkan Muhsin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lv Zhou, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benedicto Bihar in the 84th minute of play forced LOS BUITRES's goalkeeper Paul Bogrea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Robustiano Eron quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Cesar Cornelius, made in the 90th minute of the game. In the 91st minute, Benedicto Bihar made a precise shot to the right of Paul Bogrea. LOS BUITRES's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. 94 minutes into the match, Fan Xiang Kuan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Batıkan Muhsin. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fan Xiang Kuan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.