Friendly League

Stadio Cornaredo
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) FC Lugano's Odysseus De Souza 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mahir Buyrukalp in the 6th minute of play forced FC Lugano's goalkeeper Max Sevier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Recep Talha Uçhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Odysseus De Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Matteo Gartenmann could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Recep Talha Uçhan made a huge save. 18 minutes into the match, FC Lugano's goal looked a bit too open when Nurettin Çağakan came free, but Max Sevier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Recep Talha Uçhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Odysseus De Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. With a little luck, ÇORUM SPOR KULÜBÜ's Recep Talha Uçhan got control of the ball when Guido Emennegger tried to sneak it across the goal line. FC Lugano's Max Sevier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nurettin Çağakan in the 30th minute of play. Başar Onguner hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. FC Lugano made a substitution. Tiziano Gamache replaced Matteo Gartenmann. After a rather tough play, ÇORUM SPOR KULÜBÜ's Başar Onguner got a free kick in the 35th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Odysseus De Souza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Recep Talha Uçhan. ÇORUM SPOR KULÜBÜ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Odysseus De Souza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 41 minutes into the match, FC Lugano's goal looked a bit too open when Semi Buyrukalp came free, but Max Sevier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Tiziano Gamache came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the FC Lugano 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 Tiziano Gamache couldn't finish the play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Semi Buyrukalp hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. ÇORUM SPOR KULÜBÜ's Semi Buyrukalp got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Max Sevier made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Zülfikar Özkurt sent off a good shot on target. Recep Talha Uçhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Odysseus De Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute Florian Diederich shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Recep Talha Uçhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Recep Talha Uçhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Odysseus De Souza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Recep Talha Uçhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Odysseus De Souza in the 75th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mahir Buyrukalp got free with Max Sevier in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the ÇORUM SPOR KULÜBÜ defense, Odysseus De Souza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Recep Talha Uçhan. The ÇORUM SPOR KULÜBÜ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Recep Talha Uçhan should have stopped the shot. Recep Talha Uçhan came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Lugano's Tiziano Gamache. But to his dismay, Tiziano Gamache quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. If Odysseus De Souza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Lugano's Guido Emennegger pulled a muscle in his leg after 91 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Zülfikar Özkurt hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. In the 93rd minute of the match Urbano Schermann sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Recep Talha Uçhan skillfully saved the ball. Zülfikar Özkurt hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match.