Friendly League

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Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Orlondo Aguado 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. Ferit Boğatekin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlondo Aguado in the 7th minute of play. In the 9th minute Korkutalp Özguven shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jesus Sayveon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ferit Boğatekin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eloi Fontanella's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. In the 13th minute Athletico Picapedrense were awarded a corner. Juanito Gabucio went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Athletico Picapedrense's Juanito Gabucio to fire away a dangerous shot which Ferit Boğatekin despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 18th minute of the match THE LEGEND COME BACK got a corner. Athletico Picapedrense's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. João Augusto Dolić ran over to the corner to take the kick. 20 minutes into the game, Eloi Fontanella was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Athletico Picapedrense's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave THE LEGEND COME BACK the free kick. The supporters of THE LEGEND COME BACK booed when Athletico Picapedrense was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eloi Fontanella didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27thth minute of the game Ali Ömer Ongu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but THE LEGEND COME BACK's Ferit Boğatekin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ferit Boğatekin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eloi Fontanella, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. THE LEGEND COME BACK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by João Augusto Dolić in the 34th minute. The corner led THE LEGEND COME BACK's Korkutalp Özguven to fire away a dangerous shot which Jesus Sayveon despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 35th minute THE LEGEND COME BACK were awarded a corner. João Augusto Dolić went to the cornerflag to take it. João Augusto Dolić made a great header on THE LEGEND COME BACK's corner, it was just that Athletico Picapedrense's Jesus Sayveon managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Korkutalp Özguven in the 36th minute of play forced Athletico Picapedrense's goalkeeper Jesus Sayveon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristo Uria during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cristo Uria kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. A hard shot by João Augusto Dolić from long distance, 39 minutes into the match, got Jesus Sayveon's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Ferit Boğatekin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlondo Aguado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 43 minutes THE LEGEND COME BACK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Juanito Gabucio who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Athletico Picapedrense's Juanito Gabucio to fire away a dangerous shot which Ferit Boğatekin despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Athletico Picapedrense's goal looked a bit too open when Korkutalp Özguven came free, but Jesus Sayveon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Korkutalp Özguven in the 45th minute of play forced Athletico Picapedrense's goalkeeper Jesus Sayveon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Korkutalp Özguven got free with Jesus Sayveon in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Noel Buhagiar to strike the kick off in the second half. Athletico Picapedrense's Jesus Sayveon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berkant Sudi in the 56th minute of play. In the 60th match minute, THE LEGEND COME BACK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zülfü Kabakçı to maneuver through the defense. Athletico Picapedrense's Hristo Stoichkov was substituted for Eloi Fontanella. Athletico Picapedrense's Reno Cartagena was substituted for Lorenzo Jubera. A collision led to THE LEGEND COME BACK getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Zülfü Kabakçı hit a great ball. Hristo Stoichkov might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ferit Boğatekin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hristo Stoichkov ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, THE LEGEND COME BACK's Ferit Boğatekin got control of the ball when Hristo Stoichkov tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind THE LEGEND COME BACK's goalkeeper Ferit Boğatekin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ferit Boğatekin didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Athletico Picapedrense's Hristo Stoichkov shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Jesus Sayveon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Noel Buhagiar, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hristo Stoichkov in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ferit Boğatekin saved THE LEGEND COME BACK from getting behind. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind THE LEGEND COME BACK's goalkeeper Ferit Boğatekin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Athletico Picapedrense's Hristo Stoichkov slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ferit Boğatekin. That made the score 0-2 after 78 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sagi Bek in the 82nd minute of play forced Athletico Picapedrense's goalkeeper Jesus Sayveon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th match minute, Athletico Picapedrense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Ömer Ongu to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Ferit Boğatekin managed to avoid a goal in the 89thth minute, when Athletico Picapedrense's Hristo Stoichkov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The crowd rose to their feet as Hristo Stoichkov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ferit Boğatekin. That made the score 0-3 in the 96 minute of play. The THE LEGEND COME BACK supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Athletico Picapedrense's performance. The match ended with a win for Athletico Picapedrense.