Friendly League

Stadio Ennio Tardini
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edinson Haaland took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, KOCAELİSPOR's Romeo Bâru seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Romeo Bâru the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of KOCAELİSPOR protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Romeo Bâru had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 2 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for KOCAELİSPOR! Şemsettin Tuyuğ made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edinson Haaland in the 6th minute. In the 8th match minute, Chinese CJ Youth Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Börje Ivarsson to maneuver through the defense. Claudio Delgadillo didn't quite understand what happened when in the 9 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. 12 minutes into the match, KOCAELİSPOR's goalkeeper Şemsettin Tuyuğ had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roni Ronaldinho. In the 15th minute, Edinson Haaland reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Şemsettin Tuyuğ. The goal made the score 1-0. When Chinese CJ Youth Academy's Edinson Haaland in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KOCAELİSPOR's goalie prevented a goal. Şemsettin Tuyuğ showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tytus Orling, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Edinson Haaland's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Şemsettin Tuyuğ firmly grabbed it by the left post. When Edinson Haaland came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Chinese CJ Youth Academy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Edinson Haaland couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Chinese CJ Youth Academy booed when KOCAELİSPOR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafet Hazin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edinson Haaland in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Şemsettin Tuyuğ prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 42 minutes into the match, Roni Ronaldinho dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Şemsettin Tuyuğ, 2-0. Lu Zhan Jian kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mbaka Mbolu to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Lu Zhan Jian threw the ball into play from the sideline. KOCAELİSPOR's Fiori Britto quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edinson Haaland in the 54th minute of play forced KOCAELİSPOR's goalkeeper Şemsettin Tuyuğ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Fiori Britto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 59th minute Chinese CJ Youth Academy were awarded a corner. Roni Ronaldinho went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Lucjan Falkiewicz got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Şemsettin Tuyuğ quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Rafet Hazin hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Şemsettin Tuyuğ showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edinson Haaland, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 64 minutes into the game, Refugio Pagan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. KOCAELİSPOR's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chinese CJ Youth Academy the free kick. Refugio Pagan hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Şemsettin Tuyuğ took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edinson Haaland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frank Frankfurter made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mbaka Mbolu in the 67th minute. After some careless play in the KOCAELİSPOR defense, Edinson Haaland 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. Şemsettin Tuyuğ showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tytus Orling in the 71st minute of the match. KOCAELİSPOR's Şemsettin Tuyuğ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tytus Orling in the 75th minute of play. KOCAELİSPOR's Ofelio Lagos was substituted for Aykut Nadi. KOCAELİSPOR made a substitution. Kubilay Gündeş replaced Rafet Hazin. Yuan Ting Chao made in the 78th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Günther Doty however managed to control. 85 minutes into the game, Yuan Ting Chao threw the ball into play from the sideline. KOCAELİSPOR's Fiori Britto quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 87 minutes into the game, KOCAELİSPOR's Mbaka Mbolu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Frank Frankfurter made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mbaka Mbolu in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Frank Frankfurter prevented the ball from getting in the gole. There was no doubt that Chinese CJ Youth Academy were the better team. Chinese CJ Youth Academy's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.