Friendly League

LA ERA
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Kocaelispor's Salah Nagy started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Micael Paredes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdou Hatem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mounir El-Shater took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Natalio Pedrosa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Micael Paredes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fareed Hosny in the 7th minute of play. Mikel Cardeñosa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Salah Nagy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 25 minutes into the match, Fareed Hosny had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Micael Paredes. Samir de los Caños's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fareed Hosny was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 29th minute Fareed Hosny shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Micael Paredes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Kocaelispor's Aino Ramez got a free kick in the 29th minute. The long shot by Quirce Bodelon in the 31st minute really tested Mounir El-Shater's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Micael Paredes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salah Nagy, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. With his leg Mounir El-Shater managed to avoid a goal in the 36thth minute, when Samir de los Caños's Quirce Bodelon fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After having played for 38 minutes, Fareed Hosny managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kocaelispor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fareed Hosny was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Abdou Hatem kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Kocaelispor's zone, Mikel Cardeñosa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mounir El-Shater came out of the goal and Mikel Cardeñosa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gaafar Gaser hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Quirce Bodelon took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 44th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mounir El-Shater. Kocaelispor's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Xavian Naranjo kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Samir de los Caños made a substitution. Dubardo Teruel replaced Guillen Quintero. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mikel Cardeñosa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Natalio Pedrosa's late challenge caught a Kocaelispor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Natalio Pedrosa helped the player get up and apologised. In the 55th minute, Natalio Pedrosa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Salah Nagy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Samir de los Caños's Micael Paredes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Samir de los Caños from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Kocaelispor's zone, Natalio Pedrosa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mounir El-Shater came out of the goal and Natalio Pedrosa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Salah Nagy took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Micael Paredes to make any attempt to save it. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Taimour Thabit during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Samir de los Caños made a substitution. Falo Navarro replaced Xavian Naranjo. Samir de los Caños made a substitution. Ferdinand Alabern replaced Raimundo Salan. After 72 played minutes Kocaelispor got a freekick which was hit by Taimour Thabit. In the 76th minute, Esquipula Ruiz 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. Mikel Cardeñosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mounir El-Shater having to interfere. If Salah Nagy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mounir El-Shater showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Quirce Bodelon, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Micael Paredes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salah Nagy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mounir El-Shater didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Natalio Pedrosa went, in the 97th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. The Kocaelispor players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.