Friendly League

The Goat House
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Karol Panasewicz started the match with the kick off. The supporters of KOCAELİSPOR booed when Blue Mountain State was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Garin didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Karol Panasewicz got free with Şemsettin Tuyuğ in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 9 minutes into the match, Blue Mountain State's goal looked a bit too open when Mbaka Mbolu came free, but Robin Sharma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afşar Uçuk in the 10th minute of play forced KOCAELİSPOR's goalkeeper Şemsettin Tuyuğ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mbaka Mbolu in the 14th minute of play forced Blue Mountain State's goalkeeper Robin Sharma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afşar Uçuk in the 20th minute of play forced KOCAELİSPOR's goalkeeper Şemsettin Tuyuğ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karol Panasewicz in the 22nd minute of play forced KOCAELİSPOR's goalkeeper Şemsettin Tuyuğ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robin Sharma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mbaka Mbolu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafet Hazin in the 24th minute of play forced Blue Mountain State's goalkeeper Robin Sharma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to KOCAELİSPOR getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Refugio Pagan hit a great ball. In the 26th minute Mbaka Mbolu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robin Sharma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Karol Panasewicz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Şemsettin Tuyuğ having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Karol Panasewicz got free with Şemsettin Tuyuğ in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 32nd minute, Blue Mountain State's Karol Panasewicz ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Şemsettin Tuyuğ. Şemsettin Tuyuğ yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Karol Panasewicz might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Şemsettin Tuyuğ. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Karol Panasewicz ran back to his position shaking his head. 37 minutes into the match, KOCAELİSPOR's goalkeeper Şemsettin Tuyuğ had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Karol Panasewicz. 39 minutes into the match, Blue Mountain State's goal looked a bit too open when Mbaka Mbolu came free, but Robin Sharma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tevfik Hunalp hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mbaka Mbolu was the one to do the kick off. Şemsettin Tuyuğ made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas De la Cruz in the 52nd minute of play. Şemsettin Tuyuğ showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karol Panasewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. 55 minutes into the match, KOCAELİSPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolas De la Cruz came free, but Şemsettin Tuyuğ reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The throw-in from Epigonoi Honjas in the 59th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by KOCAELİSPOR's Ahmet Orhan Bakırcı. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas De la Cruz in the 60th minute of play forced KOCAELİSPOR's goalkeeper Şemsettin Tuyuğ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. KOCAELİSPOR's Şemsettin Tuyuğ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karol Panasewicz in the 64th minute of play. After 66 minutes KOCAELİSPOR's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Afşar Uçuk who took care of the corner kick. Nicolas De la Cruz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Blue Mountain State made a substitution. Lionel-Andrés Messi replaced Karol Panasewicz. Blue Mountain State made a substitution. Gökcan Bergin replaced Tang Yang Le. KOCAELİSPOR's Şemsettin Tuyuğ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afşar Uçuk in the 70th minute of play. Şemsettin Tuyuğ showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 73rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by George Popescu in the 76th minute of play forced KOCAELİSPOR's goalkeeper Şemsettin Tuyuğ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. KOCAELİSPOR's Şemsettin Tuyuğ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 79th minute of play. KOCAELİSPOR's Yağız Elçin was substituted for Aykut Nadi. 81 minutes into the game, Manuel Baican threw the ball into play from the sideline. KOCAELİSPOR's Kubilay Gündeş quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Robin Sharma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Refugio Pagan, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. After 86 played minutes KOCAELİSPOR got a freekick which was hit by Mbaka Mbolu. In the 87th minute Lionel-Andrés Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Şemsettin Tuyuğ saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 89 minutes, Mbaka Mbolu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KOCAELİSPOR's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mbaka Mbolu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 92nd minute of play forced KOCAELİSPOR's goalkeeper Şemsettin Tuyuğ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 93 minutes had been played when some careless play by KOCAELİSPOR's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Afşar Uçuk was slow to take the kick. During this time Blue Mountain State's players had a chance to rest. Afşar Uçuk made a great header on Blue Mountain State's corner, it was just that KOCAELİSPOR's Şemsettin Tuyuğ managed to reach the ball for a save. After some careless play in the KOCAELİSPOR defense, Lionel-Andrés Messi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Şemsettin Tuyuğ. The KOCAELİSPOR fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Şemsettin Tuyuğ should have stopped the shot. KOCAELİSPOR's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.