Friendly League

The Benn
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. Iustinian Urseanu started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, - JOKER -'s Tayfun Esentürk nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcus Vase made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. - JOKER -'s Ali Behzat Kutberk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cain Velasquez in the 8th minute of play. Abdurrahman Aslan in the 14thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ali Behzat Kutberk, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cain Velasquez in the 14th minute of play forced - JOKER -'s goalkeeper Ali Behzat Kutberk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute of the match Bennis got a corner. - JOKER -'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Harry Wallgren ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Cain Velasquez almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but - JOKER -'s Ali Behzat Kutberk did a great save. A collision led to - JOKER - getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Kemalettin Tolun hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abdurrahman Aslan during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 18 played minutes Bennis got a freekick which was hit by Abdurrahman Aslan. In the 21st match minute, Bennis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fermin Gregory to maneuver through the defense. Cain Velasquez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ali Behzat Kutberk read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. Cain Velasquez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Behzat Kutberk having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abdurrahman Aslan in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ali Behzat Kutberk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 45 minutes into the match, Bennis's goal looked a bit too open when Tayfun Esentürk came free, but Marcus Vase reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abdurrahman Aslan to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cain Velasquez in the 51st minute of play forced - JOKER -'s goalkeeper Ali Behzat Kutberk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 52nd minute of the match Bennis got a corner. - JOKER -'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Harry Wallgren ran over to the corner to take the kick. Harry Wallgren made a great header on Bennis's corner, it was just that - JOKER -'s Ali Behzat Kutberk managed to reach the ball for a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fermin Gregory during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 54th match minute, Bennis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fermin Gregory to maneuver through the defense. If Abdurrahman Aslan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ali Behzat Kutberk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdurrahman Aslan in the 61st minute of play. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bennis's goalkeeper Marcus Vase, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. - JOKER -'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tayfun Esentürk in the 68th minute. Alexander Lösch tried in the 68th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Marcus Vase a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 0-2. After 72 played minutes - JOKER - got a freekick which was hit by Son Kartal. After 81 minutes of play, Bennis's Cain Velasquez made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ali Behzat Kutberk was left in no man's land by his defense there! 86 minutes into the match, Bennis's goal looked a bit too open when Tayfun Esentürk came free, but Marcus Vase reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the - JOKER - defense, Cain Velasquez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ali Behzat Kutberk. The - JOKER - fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ali Behzat Kutberk should have stopped the shot. Marcus Vase showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iustinian Urseanu in the 91st minute of the match. Bennis's Cain Velasquez got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.