Friendly League

Delice Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Saul Owens started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kemalettin Özhan in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kristopher Knapp prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kristopher Knapp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tuğrul Erakalın in the 15th minute of play. Warm Mineral Springs's Kristopher Knapp proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Warm Mineral Springs from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Warm Mineral Springs getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Zachary Vilter hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Serhan Kayrahan took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Kristopher Knapp to make any attempt to save it. ERZURUM SPOR's Ahmet Nedim Özdeş played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saul Owens in the 25th minute of play. Nejat Alp Elmacı kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Serhan Kayrahan got free with Kristopher Knapp in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Warm Mineral Springs booed when ERZURUM SPOR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serhan Kayrahan didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Saul Owens in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ahmet Nedim Özdeş saved ERZURUM SPOR from getting behind. Serhan Kayrahan came free with the goalkeeper in the 48th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Kristopher Knapp could save by the left post.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kemalettin Özhan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Denis Ferreira fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Warm Mineral Springs's protests and gave Denis Ferreira a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Warm Mineral Springs getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Denis Ferreira hit a great ball. In the 54th minute, Carlo Pena hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Serhan Kayrahan struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Kristopher Knapp didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ERZURUM SPOR. In the 60th minute Kemalettin Özhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristopher Knapp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Serhan Kayrahan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When ERZURUM SPOR's Kamil İpekçi in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Warm Mineral Springs's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kemalettin Özhan in the 66th minute of play forced Warm Mineral Springs's goalkeeper Kristopher Knapp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kristopher Knapp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kemalettin Özhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kristopher Knapp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serhan Kayrahan in the 73rd minute of play. In the 77th minute Nejat Alp Elmacı shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kristopher Knapp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of ERZURUM SPOR booed when Warm Mineral Springs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zachary Vilter didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Warm Mineral Springs's Carlo Pena got a free kick in the 85th minute. After having played for 86 minutes, Kemalettin Özhan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ERZURUM SPOR's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kemalettin Özhan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 93 minutes into the match, ERZURUM SPOR's goalkeeper Ahmet Nedim Özdeş had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Saul Owens. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see ERZURUM SPOR lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.