Friendly League

Esentepe
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ahmet Gökalp Ateş made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 5th minute, Turgut Akil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th minute, Quintin Sykes made a precise shot to the right of Nejat Eryiğit. ESKİSEHİR DEAF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 9 minutes into the match, ESKİSEHİR DEAF's Mahsun Sezai sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ryan Chu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 10th match minute, ESKİSEHİR DEAF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mert Seciye to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Casey Anderson in the 11th minute of play forced ESKİSEHİR DEAF's goalkeeper Nejat Eryiğit to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of ESKİSEHİR DEAF booed when Cottonport was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elvis Wall didn't get a good kick on the ball. Shelton Landrum struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Nejat Eryiğit didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cottonport. Nejat Eryiğit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Casey Anderson in the 16th minute of play. Shelton Landrum fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nejat Eryiğit having to interfere. ESKİSEHİR DEAF's Nejat Eryiğit played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shelton Landrum in the 23rd minute of play. When Mert Seciye was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 24 minutes had been played. After 24 played minutes ESKİSEHİR DEAF got a freekick which was hit by Mert Seciye. Nejat Eryiğit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Casey Anderson, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Nejat Eryiğit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Quintin Sykes in the 27th minute of play. In the 37th match minute, ESKİSEHİR DEAF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Gökalp Ateş to maneuver through the defense. Mahsun Sezai charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mahsun Sezai the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mahsun Sezai hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Nejat Eryiğit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vince Cotton, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Mahsun Sezai blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ryan Chu having to make a save. After 44 played minutes ESKİSEHİR DEAF got a freekick which was hit by Bahadır Özsel. The audience was convinced that Casey Anderson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nejat Eryiğit was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. In the 48th minute, Korhan Habiboğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half Cottonport were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Casey Anderson to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Cottonport's goalkeeper Ryan Chu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to ESKİSEHİR DEAF getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Ahmet Gökalp Ateş hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Casey Anderson kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nejat Eryiğit. That made the score 0-2 in the 60 minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, ESKİSEHİR DEAF's goalkeeper Nejat Eryiğit had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Shelton Landrum. In the 74th minute of the match, Casey Anderson tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nejat Eryiğit saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Korhan Habiboğlu got his second yellow card in the match during the 75th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Cottonport booed when ESKİSEHİR DEAF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Korhan Habiboğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Turgut Akil came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the ESKİSEHİR DEAF 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 Turgut Akil couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shelton Landrum got free with Nejat Eryiğit in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nejat Eryiğit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Quintin Sykes in the 82nd minute of play. The supporters of Cottonport booed when ESKİSEHİR DEAF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Gökalp Ateş didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nejat Eryiğit took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Casey Anderson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nejat Eryiğit came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Cottonport's Shelton Landrum. But to his dismay, Shelton Landrum quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Shelton Landrum could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Nejat Eryiğit made a huge save. ESKİSEHİR DEAF's Nejat Eryiğit proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save ESKİSEHİR DEAF from getting a goal against them. When the final whistle sounded Cottonport left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than ESKİSEHİR DEAF.