Friendly League

Winchester
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gilberto Rancaño made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erhan Ascı in the 7th minute of play forced TiGrEs Fx's goalkeeper Franc Merlot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Gilberto Rancaño took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Lemi Uğurlubey to make any attempt to save it. 16 minutes into the match, TiGrEs Fx's goal looked a bit too open when Erhan Ascı came free, but Franc Merlot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Franc Merlot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tamer Özgu in the 18th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the match, Gilberto Rancaño dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lemi Uğurlubey, 2-1. After 35 minutes of play, Gothic Souls's Gong Yong made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Franc Merlot was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 39th minute Erhan Ascı shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franc Merlot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, TiGrEs Fx's goal looked a bit too open when Tamer Özgu came free, but Franc Merlot reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Gong Yong's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Franc Merlot was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. In the 41st minute, Gong Yong got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Erhan Ascı recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Franc Merlot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gong Yong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Erhan Ascı made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Gong Yong fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Franc Merlot, passed just outside the right post. In the 54th minute, Gilberto Rancaño hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. TiGrEs Fx's Franc Merlot proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save TiGrEs Fx from getting a goal against them. In the 67th minute, Gong Yong made a precise shot to the right of Franc Merlot. TiGrEs Fx's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Gothic Souls's Arda Ozan Ayberk was substituted for Aytek İmar. Gothic Souls's Gazanfer Devan was substituted for Erdinç Sarıalp. Mister Peet kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hilmi Tanpınar got free with Franc Merlot in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 78 minutes, Erhan Ascı managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gothic Souls's supporters crossed their fingers, but Erhan Ascı was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Franc Merlot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hilmi Tanpınar in the 83rd minute. After 85 played minutes TiGrEs Fx got a freekick which was hit by Junior Saron. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erhan Ascı got free with Franc Merlot in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lemi Uğurlubey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilberto Rancaño, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. 93 minutes into the match, Gothic Souls's Erhan Ascı sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Franc Merlot narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 94th minute, Hugo Quintana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Franc Merlot was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Filomeno Olivos. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Gothic Souls eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.