Friendly League

Crannagh
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Crannagh's Reidy McLaughlin 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. In the 6th minute, Reidy McLaughlin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ali Kaan Kamver was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reidy McLaughlin in the 14th minute of play forced Mersin İdman Yurdu's goalkeeper Ali Kaan Kamver to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Levent Sadan kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Levent Sadan put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Barcvni McJon. Crannagh's Barcvni McJon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erim Sarphan in the 31st minute of play. In the 40th minute, one of Crannagh:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Crannagh. In the 47th minute, Erim Sarphan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Barcvni McJon was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Erim Sarphan to strike the kick off in the second half. Kevion Dimson hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Erim Sarphan in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Barcvni McJon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in Mersin İdman Yurdu's zone, Seosamh Taylor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ali Kaan Kamver came out of the goal and Seosamh Taylor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Levent Sadan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Barcvni McJon made a huge save. If Levent Sadan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erim Sarphan in the 85th minute of play forced Crannagh's goalkeeper Barcvni McJon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Levent Sadan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barcvni McJon having to interfere. If Levent Sadan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 97 minutes into the match, Crannagh's goal looked a bit too open when Erim Sarphan came free, but Barcvni McJon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Mersin İdman Yurdu eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.