Friendly League

FC FiratRom
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ahmet Reha Ayaz started the match with the kick off. Pål Askestät made a great header on Average Joes's corner, it was just that FCFiratRom's Zeynel Gulson managed to reach the ball for a save. 7 minutes into the match, Average Joes's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Reha Ayaz came free, but Victoriano Abel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FCFiratRom's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Murat Kundak in the 15th minute. After 18 played minutes FCFiratRom got a freekick which was hit by Davinson Sánchez. After having played for 19 minutes, Filipp Krupatkih managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Average Joes's supporters crossed their fingers, but Filipp Krupatkih was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ahmet Reha Ayaz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Victoriano Abel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. FCFiratRom's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Murat Kundak in the 25th minute. A well done corner resulted in Oso Bucuk drilling the ball in to score 1-0 behind Average Joes's goalkeeper. A collision led to FCFiratRom getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Yıldıray Kartekin hit a great ball. Ahmet Reha Ayaz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Victoriano Abel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Reha Ayaz in the 38th minute of the match. FCFiratRom's Zeynel Gulson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pål Askestät in the 40th minute of play. Ahmet Reha Ayaz might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Victoriano Abel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ahmet Reha Ayaz ran back to his position shaking his head. Victoriano Abel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Reha Ayaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, FCFiratRom's Davinson Sánchez got a free kick in the 44th minute. Zeynel Gulson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pål Askestät in the 45th minute of play. 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.

Average Joes made a substitution. Martin Morat replaced Lukas Bäckman. FCFiratRom made a substitution. Omero Cobain replaced Ahmet Reha Ayaz. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Arthur Saba to strike the kick off in the second half. Victoriano Abel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omero Cobain in the 54th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Average Joes defense, Omero Cobain kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Victoriano Abel. The Average Joes fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Victoriano Abel should have stopped the shot. Victoriano Abel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Omero Cobain went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Arthur Saba could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Zeynel Gulson made a huge save. FCFiratRom made a substitution. Nino Marcelli replaced Eleuterio Ezkerra. Average Joes were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after FCFiratRom's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Filipp Krupatkih took the corner. The corner led to Average Joes's Pål Askestät getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Nino Marcelli charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nino Marcelli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Zeynel Gulson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pål Askestät in the 69th minute of play. Omero Cobain took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Victoriano Abel. Victoriano Abel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Zeynel Gulson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pål Askestät in the 73rd minute. In the 78th minute, Omero Cobain left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FCFiratRom fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Average Joes made a substitution. Jeremias Silban replaced Per Rolandsson. Average Joes made a substitution. Jo Blanchaert replaced Pål Askestät. Zeynel Gulson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeremias Silban in the 90th minute of the match. Victoriano Abel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omero Cobain, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. A collision led to Average Joes getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Martin Morat hit a great ball. Murat Kundak took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 93rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Victoriano Abel. Average Joes's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Zeynel Gulson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeremias Silban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FCFiratRom were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Average Joes for a fine match.