Friendly League

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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nurettin Çağakan started the match with the kick off. If Özgür Göktürk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 5th minute, Everett Gissane hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rufus Haydock showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Özgür Göktürk, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. A collision led to ÇORUM SPOR KULÜBÜ getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Mahir Buyrukalp hit a great ball. Rufus Haydock showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nurettin Çağakan in the 12th minute of the match. Recep Talha Uçhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ralph Turner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Recep Talha Uçhan made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Dwight Jeffress sent off a good shot on target. In the 18th minute Özgür Göktürk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rufus Haydock saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Semi Buyrukalp during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 19th match minute, ÇORUM SPOR KULÜBÜ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Semi Buyrukalp to maneuver through the defense. 19 minutes into the match, ÇORUM SPOR KULÜBÜ's goal looked a bit too open when Rick Kile came free, but Recep Talha Uçhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB booed when ÇORUM SPOR KULÜBÜ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zülfikar Özkurt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Recep Talha Uçhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rick Kile, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Rick Kile sped through ÇORUM SPOR KULÜBÜ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Recep Talha Uçhan. In the 27th minute Özgür Göktürk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rufus Haydock saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th match minute, AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jamie Burton to maneuver through the defense. ÇORUM SPOR KULÜBÜ's Mansur Süvarioğlu managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Robert Ashby in the 31 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Özgür Göktürk in the 37th minute of play forced AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB's goalkeeper Rufus Haydock to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute, Özgür Göktürk ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rufus Haydock was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rick Kile stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Mansur Süvarioğlu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ÇORUM SPOR KULÜBÜ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB the free kick. The supporters of AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB booed when ÇORUM SPOR KULÜBÜ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mansur Süvarioğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB's Ralph Turner got a free kick in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rick Kile in the 58th minute of play forced ÇORUM SPOR KULÜBÜ's goalkeeper Recep Talha Uçhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Özgür Göktürk in the 62nd minute of play forced AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB's goalkeeper Rufus Haydock to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mahir Buyrukalp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ÇORUM SPOR KULÜBÜ's Özgür Göktürk got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ahmet Ozan Durcan's late challenge caught a AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahmet Ozan Durcan helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to ÇORUM SPOR KULÜBÜ getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Ahmet Ozan Durcan hit a great ball. After 72 played minutes, AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB's Rick Kile shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Recep Talha Uçhan came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB reached it. 74 minutes into the match, Rick Kile notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of ÇORUM SPOR KULÜBÜ's Recep Talha Uçhan. Recep Talha Uçhan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 80th match minute, AUSTRAL BOWLING CLUB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lance Aylwin to maneuver through the defense. Rufus Haydock took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Özgür Göktürk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Özgür Göktürk who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 84thth minute tested the skills of Rufus Haydock when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Recep Talha Uçhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rick Kile, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. If Mahir Buyrukalp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.