Friendly League

Şükrü Saracoğlu Stad
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) İlkan Behram made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Süleyman Elçin got free with Tom Epperson in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 5 minutes into the game, Fenerbahçe SK's Süleyman Elçin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tom Epperson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. An unexpected shot in the 9th minute by Artaç Oray got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Tom Epperson was out of position in the 12 minute of play, and Süleyman Elçin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Süleyman Elçin really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Tom Epperson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İlkan Behram in the 14th minute of the match. The supporters of Fenerbahçe SK booed when Los Angeles Premier FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Domenico Keane didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tom Epperson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İlkan Behram in the 16th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kartal Canol got free with Tom Epperson in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tom Epperson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artaç Oray in the 19th minute of play. In the 22nd minute Will Theilacker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arda Göksel Taylak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tom Epperson made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Süleyman Elçin sent off a good shot on target. Tom Epperson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rahim Bucuklu in the 24th minute. In the 30th minute, Süleyman Elçin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tom Epperson. The goal made the score 3-0. 33 minutes into the game, Kartal Canol cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Tom Epperson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Artaç Oray had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rahim Bucuklu got free with Tom Epperson in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tom Epperson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Süleyman Elçin went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Los Angeles Premier FC's Jed Byrd got a free kick in the 46th minute. Tom Epperson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kartal Canol, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Will Theilacker stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tom Epperson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Süleyman Elçin in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Kartal Canol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Süleyman Elçin in the 58th minute of play forced Los Angeles Premier FC's goalkeeper Tom Epperson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Los Angeles Premier FC booed when Fenerbahçe SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kartal Canol didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 60th match minute, Los Angeles Premier FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Danial Waddell to maneuver through the defense. Domenico Keane kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Artaç Oray charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Artaç Oray the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 68th minute, Artaç Oray hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Fenerbahçe SK's Ozan Sezen got a free kick in the 70th minute. Giovanni Cody took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Arda Göksel Taylak. Fenerbahçe SK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 71 minutes, Domenico Keane mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Los Angeles Premier FC and the Fenerbahçe SK players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Fenerbahçe SK booed when Los Angeles Premier FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Domenico Keane didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Fenerbahçe SK's İlkan Behram in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Los Angeles Premier FC's goalie prevented a goal. Tom Epperson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Süleyman Elçin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tom Epperson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kartal Canol in the 81st minute of play. The supporters of Fenerbahçe SK booed when Los Angeles Premier FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giovanni Cody didn't get a good kick on the ball. Süleyman Elçin, 84 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Tom Epperson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rahim Bucuklu in the 85th minute of the match. Tom Epperson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İlkan Behram, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. 88 minutes into the match, Los Angeles Premier FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rahim Bucuklu came free, but Tom Epperson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.