Friendly League

Adana Koza Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mete Tarık took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Berk Tanberk got free with Remo de Senna in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Elias Glad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Doğaner Kahraman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Doğaner Kahraman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cícero Cruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute, Valdo Carioca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Remo de Senna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mete Tarık, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Doğaner Kahraman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cícero Cruz in the 15th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Adana FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nildo Macedo came free, but Doğaner Kahraman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Fikret Saygılı fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Adana FC's protests and gave Fikret Saygılı a yellow card for diving instead. 20 minutes into the match, Cícero Cruz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Doğaner Kahraman. Adana FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cícero Cruz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Duman Temizkan kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Xipoko's Cícero Cruz got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Adana FC defense, Arsenio Jakobe kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Doğaner Kahraman. The Adana FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Doğaner Kahraman should have stopped the shot. Doğaner Kahraman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cícero Cruz, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Arsenio Jakobe's late challenge caught a Adana FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arsenio Jakobe helped the player get up and apologised. Arsenio Jakobe hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Doğaner Kahraman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cícero Cruz in the 37th minute of play. Doğaner Kahraman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arsenio Jakobe went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. If Nildo Macedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cícero Cruz to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arsenio Jakobe in the 51st minute of play forced Adana FC's goalkeeper Doğaner Kahraman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nildo Macedo came free with the goalkeeper in the 52nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Doğaner Kahraman could save by the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as Arsenio Jakobe kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Doğaner Kahraman. That made the score 0-4 in the 54 minute of play. In the 57th minute, Cícero Cruz made a precise shot to the right of Doğaner Kahraman. Adana FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nildo Macedo got free with Doğaner Kahraman in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 63 minutes into the match, Adana FC's goalkeeper Doğaner Kahraman had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valdo Carioca. In the 68th minute, Bryce Darby 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. The audience was convinced that Bryce Darby's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Doğaner Kahraman was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Nildo Macedo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Doğaner Kahraman made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valdo Carioca in the 78th minute of play forced Adana FC's goalkeeper Doğaner Kahraman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After taking down the ball on Xipoko's corner Arsenio Jakobe fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Doğaner Kahraman quite easily take care of the ball. Nildo Macedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Doğaner Kahraman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute, Cícero Cruz 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bryce Darby in the 88th minute of play forced Adana FC's goalkeeper Doğaner Kahraman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adana FC's Doğaner Kahraman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Adana FC from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Adana FC's Doğaner Kahraman got control of the ball when Nildo Macedo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Adana FC's Fikret Saygılı got a free kick in the 92nd minute. With a little luck, Adana FC's Doğaner Kahraman got control of the ball when Nildo Macedo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fikret Saygılı was shown his second yellow card after 94 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Xipoko booed when Adana FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fikret Saygılı didn't get a good kick on the ball. Xipoko's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.