Friendly League

Red Khagan
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Baturay Zaim got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Andırın SK's goalkeeper Zhu Ao had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Baturay Zaim. Andırın SK's Türkeş Akşit got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Türkeş Akşit in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Atalan Cebeci prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 13th minute, Türkeş Akşit ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Atalan Cebeci was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Zhu Ao made an important save on a dangerous shot by Baturay Zaim in the 16th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Türkeş Akşit in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Atalan Cebeci saved RED KHAGAN from getting behind. Türkeş Akşit might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Atalan Cebeci. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Türkeş Akşit ran back to his position shaking his head. Atalan Cebeci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Türkeş Akşit in the 23rd minute of the match. Andırın SK's Zhu Ao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Vedillo in the 24th minute of play. When Andırın SK's Türkeş Akşit in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye RED KHAGAN's goalie prevented a goal. Atalan Cebeci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Türkeş Akşit in the 28th minute of play. After having played for 32 minutes, Türkeş Uğuralp managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Andırın SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Türkeş Uğuralp was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Türkeş Akşit sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to RED KHAGAN getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Eugenios Spaneas hit a great ball. After having played for 45 minutes, Naci Tansu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Andırın SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Naci Tansu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Türkeş Akşit stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute Türkeş Akşit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Atalan Cebeci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yılmaz Başdemir in the 53rd minute of play forced Andırın SK's goalkeeper Zhu Ao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zhu Ao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yılmaz Başdemir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Andırın SK booed when RED KHAGAN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baturay Zaim didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andırın SK's Ozan Sidal was substituted for Cyprian Trochowski. A collision led to RED KHAGAN getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Baturay Zaim hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Arif Yönet in the 73rd minute of play forced RED KHAGAN's goalkeeper Atalan Cebeci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute, Andırın SK's Batıhan Saik ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Atalan Cebeci. Atalan Cebeci yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. Andırın SK's Zhu Ao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baturay Zaim in the 86th minute of play. After a rather tough play, RED KHAGAN's Aytekin Ciner got a free kick in the 87th minute. Batıhan Saik could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Atalan Cebeci made a huge save. The Andırın SK supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Andırın SK would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.