Friendly League

Ismet Pasa
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 2 minutes into the game, Lev Postupalenko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. İlhami Muhittin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 5th minute Lev Postupalenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but İlhami Muhittin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. King Of The Jungle were awarded a corner in the 7th minute after KOCAELİSPOR's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fritz Larsson took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Fritz Larsson got away a dangerous shot. Despite this İlhami Muhittin quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 9th minute King Of The Jungle were awarded a corner. Fritz Larsson went to the cornerflag to take it. King Of The Jungle's Romeo Veremundo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save King Of The Jungle from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lev Postupalenko in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck İlhami Muhittin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sinan Kuddus's late challenge caught a King Of The Jungle's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sinan Kuddus helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to KOCAELİSPOR getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Sinan Kuddus hit a great ball. After some careless play in the KOCAELİSPOR defense, Lev Postupalenko kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of İlhami Muhittin. The KOCAELİSPOR fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that İlhami Muhittin should have stopped the shot. In the 25th minute Lev Postupalenko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but İlhami Muhittin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The wind increased when Lev Postupalenko made the kick off in the second half. Metin Oktay charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Metin Oktay the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 51st minute, Metin Oktay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of KOCAELİSPOR booed when King Of The Jungle was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Resulhan Lemi didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lev Postupalenko in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg İlhami Muhittin saved KOCAELİSPOR from getting behind. İlhami Muhittin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lev Postupalenko's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. Lev Postupalenko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. İlhami Muhittin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the KOCAELİSPOR defense, Lev Postupalenko kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of İlhami Muhittin. The KOCAELİSPOR fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that İlhami Muhittin should have stopped the shot. KOCAELİSPOR's Ertunç Hükümran was substituted for Ertan Nuralp. KOCAELİSPOR made a substitution. Nazım Ruhsat replaced Zekai Hallaç. 73 minutes into the match, Lev Postupalenko dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of İlhami Muhittin, 0-5. When Gökhan Akbaşak fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KOCAELİSPOR's protests and gave Gökhan Akbaşak a yellow card for diving instead. 78 minutes into the match, KOCAELİSPOR's goalkeeper İlhami Muhittin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lev Postupalenko. With a little luck, KOCAELİSPOR's İlhami Muhittin got control of the ball when Lev Postupalenko tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Suphi Sebuk in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Romeo Veremundo saved King Of The Jungle from getting behind. After a rather tough play, King Of The Jungle's Lev Postupalenko got a free kick in the 88th minute. The KOCAELİSPOR fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. King Of The Jungle were clearly better and deserved to take the win.