Friendly League

Estadio Ariel
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Angel Frederico took the kick off in the first half of the match. Kahraman Alatay was out of position in the 9 minute of play, and Angel Frederico capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Angel Frederico really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. MERDO's Kahraman Alatay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Lesardo in the 13th minute of play. 18 minutes into the game, Valentin Lesardo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Kahraman Alatay was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Ariel FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Nicanor Ioritz hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Valentin Lesardo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ariel FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Valentin Lesardo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kahraman Alatay breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Nadir Temel fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MERDO's protests and gave Nadir Temel a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to MERDO getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Nadir Temel hit a great ball. In the 32nd minute, Valentin Lesardo made a precise shot to the right of Kahraman Alatay. MERDO's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. 35 minutes into the match, Angel Frederico had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kahraman Alatay. MERDO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Angel Frederico was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Angel Frederico in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kahraman Alatay prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kahraman Alatay stood somewhat misplaced when Angel Frederico came free in front of goal and shot 7-0 to the left of him in the 43 minute. David Vimaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Reha Serhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 7-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ahmet Reha Serhan was the one to do the kick off. When Angel Frederico came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Ariel FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Angel Frederico couldn't finish the play. In the 53rdth minute of the game Valentin Lesardo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MERDO's Kahraman Alatay was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Ariel FC fans' excitement grew in the 55th match minute when Ariel FC's Valentin Lesardo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 8-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Kahraman Alatay stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Angel Frederico's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. Özbek Sökmensu who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 60thth minute tested the skills of David Vimaro when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 61st minute of the match Benedicto Gaizko shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kahraman Alatay showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Lesardo in the 63rd minute of play forced MERDO's goalkeeper Kahraman Alatay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 65 minutes, the score became 9-0 when Valentin Lesardo sped through MERDO's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Kahraman Alatay. In the 70th minute Ahmet Reha Serhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Vimaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd minute, MERDO's Ahmet Reha Serhan ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind David Vimaro. David Vimaro yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 9-1. Hakkı Devrim Koryürek kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Angel Frederico recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 80 minutes into the game, Valentin Lesardo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 10-1. Kahraman Alatay was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In a very dangerous position, a player in MERDO fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 88th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Ariel FC a penalty, 91 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Bernardino Cuarto, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of MERDO's Kahraman Alatay. 11-1. Angel Frederico's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kahraman Alatay read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Ariel FC fully deserved thier win.