Friendly League

Opel National Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 2 minutes into the game, Gökçen Yaman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 67st Xerebos Familya F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lisburn Distillery F.C. the free kick. Gökçen Yaman hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 4th minute, Igor Sanchez reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nimet Aşkın. The goal made the score 1-0. Paul Ahlbom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gökçen Yaman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Toby Dransfield struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Nimet Aşkın didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lisburn Distillery F.C.. Bobby Connell might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nimet Aşkın. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bobby Connell ran back to his position shaking his head. Toby Dransfield might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nimet Aşkın. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Toby Dransfield ran back to his position shaking his head. 15 minutes into the match, Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Kacper Gruchacz came free, but Paul Ahlbom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 67st Xerebos Familya F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tekin Tekin in the 16th minute. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Toby Dransfield put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Nimet Aşkın. Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Paul Ahlbom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angel Erroman in the 24th minute of play. Kacper Gruchacz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paul Ahlbom having to interfere. İzzettin Özdoğan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Paul Ahlbom tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Mark Schejbal fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 67st Xerebos Familya F.C.'s protests and gave Mark Schejbal a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, 67st Xerebos Familya F.C.'s Mark Schejbal got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 37th minute, Atahan Uz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th minute Bobby Connell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nimet Aşkın saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Bobby Connell's late challenge caught a 67st Xerebos Familya F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bobby Connell helped the player get up and apologised. After 50 played minutes Lisburn Distillery F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Bobby Connell. In the 53rd minute, Den Hardwick hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 54th match minute, 67st Xerebos Familya F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kacper Gruchacz to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bobby Connell in the 56th minute of play forced 67st Xerebos Familya F.C.'s goalkeeper Nimet Aşkın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute, Kacper Gruchacz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 67st Xerebos Familya F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. 60 minutes into the match, 67st Xerebos Familya F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Den Hardwick came free, but Nimet Aşkın reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Angel Erroman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Paul Ahlbom made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Kacper Gruchacz sent off a good shot on target. If Toby Dransfield had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. İdris Muren kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. 72 minutes into the game, Atahan Uz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 67st Xerebos Familya F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lisburn Distillery F.C. the free kick. In the 72nd match minute, 67st Xerebos Familya F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Atahan Uz to maneuver through the defense. In the 73rd minute Nichifor Bădescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nimet Aşkın saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nimet Aşkın came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Lisburn Distillery F.C.'s Toby Dransfield. But to his dismay, Toby Dransfield quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. 81 minutes into the match, Igor Sanchez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nimet Aşkın. 67st Xerebos Familya F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Igor Sanchez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. During the 85th minute of the match Mark Schejbal completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Mark Schejbal a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Mark Schejbal hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Nimet Aşkın took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Sanchez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 5-3 became the score in the 91st minute when Bobby Connell elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 67st Xerebos Familya F.C.'s Nimet Aşkın played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bobby Connell in the 94th minute of play. 67st Xerebos Familya F.C.'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.