Friendly League

Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abuzer Çakır got the match started through his kick off. In the 14th minute Ermanno Cinalli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmet Nasir Efe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 17 minutes, Korhan Türkol managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Korhan Türkol was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 19th minute, Mikail Kahya hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zaid Atay made in the 22nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Silvestre Cuartio. In the 24th minute of the match ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ got a corner. LanternGarden's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Exequiel Zeballos ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Exequiel Zeballos got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ahmet Nasir Efe quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a rather tough play, LanternGarden's Mesut Candar got a free kick in the 26th minute. 28 minutes in the game Zaid Atay did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Mehdi Şahabeddin. LanternGarden's Zaid Atay quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Silvestre Cuartio, made in the 29th minute of the game. When Benedicto Marz fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s protests and gave Benedicto Marz a yellow card for diving instead. Benedicto Marz kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, LanternGarden's goal looked a bit too open when Korhan Türkol came free, but Ahmet Nasir Efe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by German Lia in the 36th minute of play forced LanternGarden's goalkeeper Ahmet Nasir Efe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ahmet Nasir Efe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Korhan Türkol, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 39th minute, Korhan Türkol reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ahmet Nasir Efe. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s goalkeeper Dave Cole, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and German Lia made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ermanno Cinalli in the 51st minute of play forced LanternGarden's goalkeeper Ahmet Nasir Efe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute, German Lia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, LanternGarden's Anıl Berk Tümer got a free kick in the 57th minute. Korhan Türkol's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ahmet Nasir Efe read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. LanternGarden's Ahmet Nasir Efe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by German Lia in the 62nd minute of play. Ahmet Nasir Efe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Korhan Türkol in the 64th minute of the match. In the 65th minute Exequiel Zeballos suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Zaid Atay charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zaid Atay the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Anselmo Millano was substituted for Exequiel Zeballos. Zaid Atay kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Ahmet Nasir Efe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from German Lia in the 69th minute of the match. Mehdi Şahabeddin hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Ahmet Nasir Efe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Korhan Türkol in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Apolo Brais hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ahmet Nasir Efe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Korhan Türkol in the 77th minute of the match. When ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Korhan Türkol in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LanternGarden's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, LanternGarden's Mesut Candar got a free kick in the 79th minute. LanternGarden's Zaid Atay got his second yellow card of the match in the 81st minute. The referee ordered Zaid Atay off the ground. In the 82nd minute, Zaid Atay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Apolo Brais kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. In the 87th minute, Mehdi Şahabeddin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dave Cole. The goal made the score 1-1. After 92 played minutes ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ got a freekick which was hit by Angelino Cristofor. If Ferhat Bolat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.