Friendly League

Estadio Jalisco
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Kingpins's Harry Igelström started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Volkan Demirel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harry Igelström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by İlhan Mansız in the 7th minute of play forced Kingpins's goalkeeper Mattias Asserlind to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Kingpins getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Marcus Rönn hit a great ball. Paşa Candaner took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 11th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mattias Asserlind. Kingpins's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Recep Muhittin hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Harry Igelström's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Volkan Demirel firmly grabbed it by the left post. 18 minutes into the match, Kingpins's goal looked a bit too open when İlhan Mansız came free, but Mattias Asserlind reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nevşehirspor's goalkeeper Volkan Demirel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Recep Muhittin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, İlhan Mansız put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Mattias Asserlind. In the 29th minute, Kingpins's Harry Igelström ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Volkan Demirel. Volkan Demirel yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. With an all-out effort, Kingpins's Volkan Demirel threw himself towards the right post 32 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Titus Pullo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Sven Bållström's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Volkan Demirel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Harry Igelström notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Nevşehirspor's Volkan Demirel. Volkan Demirel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Titus Pullo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Volkan Demirel was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. After 45 played minutes Nevşehirspor got a freekick which was hit by Paşa Candaner.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Recep Muhittin to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Sven Bållström's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Volkan Demirel was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. If Recep Muhittin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Kingpins getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Titus Pullo hit a great ball. Mattias Asserlind was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but İlhan Mansız showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 68 minute of play. Rahim Özkurt hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Volkan Demirel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikael Ekeberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Boğaçhan Kutberk's late challenge caught a Kingpins's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Boğaçhan Kutberk helped the player get up and apologised. In the 75th match minute, Nevşehirspor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boğaçhan Kutberk to maneuver through the defense. Volkan Demirel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikael Ekeberg in the 79th minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Kingpins's goal looked a bit too open when Recep Muhittin came free, but Mattias Asserlind reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Volkan Demirel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ralf Olsmann in the 84th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mikael Ekeberg in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Volkan Demirel saved Nevşehirspor from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Nevşehirspor's Rahim Özkurt got a free kick in the 88th minute. A collision led to Nevşehirspor getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Baycan Hazlan hit a great ball. After 91 played minutes, Kingpins's Sven Bållström shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Volkan Demirel came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Kingpins reached it. Mikael Ekeberg struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Volkan Demirel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kingpins. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.