Friendly League

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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Devon Potter made the kick off which started today's match. Barlas Göçer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Fitz Donnelly managed to avoid a goal in the 10thth minute, when Beşiktaş's Barlas Göçer fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A hard shot 11 in the game by Barlas Göçer from a close distance when the talented Fitz Donnelly managed to make a qualified save. Athletic Club London FC's players were relieved. Fitz Donnelly made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Barlas Göçer sent off a good shot on target. In the 17th match minute, Beşiktaş was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arif Oğuz Nuratay to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th minute Engin Nurkan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fitz Donnelly saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19thth minute of the game Engin Nurkan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Athletic Club London FC's Fitz Donnelly was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Damon Sheldon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Engin Nurkan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Damon Sheldon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Damon Sheldon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Batuğ Taşkesen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Batuğ Taşkesen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Devon Potter in the 46th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Beşiktaş's Şafak Tolgan got a free kick in the 47th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Engin Nurkan made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Barlas Göçer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Beşiktaş fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After 57 minutes of play, Beşiktaş's Barlas Göçer made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fitz Donnelly was left in no man's land by his defense there! Athletic Club London FC's Jamal Gulliver shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 61st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Batuğ Taşkesen but with some difficulty. Devon Potter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Beşiktaş's zone, Devon Potter stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Batuğ Taşkesen came out of the goal and Devon Potter tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Beşiktaş's Batuğ Taşkesen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Beşiktaş from getting a goal against them. 72 minutes into the match, Beşiktaş's goalkeeper Batuğ Taşkesen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Devon Potter. Beşiktaş's Batuğ Taşkesen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Beşiktaş from getting a goal against them. After 76 played minutes Athletic Club London FC got a freekick which was hit by Martin Hilton. Nigel Boyes hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Batuğ Taşkesen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Devon Potter in the 81st minute of the match. Engin Nurkan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fitz Donnelly having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Engin Nurkan in the 85th minute of play forced Athletic Club London FC's goalkeeper Fitz Donnelly to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Barlas Göçer hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Devon Potter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Devon Potter's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Batuğ Taşkesen was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Fitz Donnelly didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Beşiktaş's Engin Nurkan shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Athletic Club London FC's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Beşiktaş had won, even though Athletic Club London FC had held more of the ball.