Friendly League

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Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abbas Ilgınlı started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute of the match, Abbas Ilgınlı tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cleto Rami saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abbas Ilgınlı in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cleto Rami prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Galatasaray's Galip Necmi got a free kick in the 12th minute. Isaias Clodio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Güral Omay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tomas Bitxintxo charged in rather forcefully in the 15th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tomas Bitxintxo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 15th match minute, Esther FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tomas Bitxintxo to maneuver through the defense. Güral Omay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isaias Clodio in the 18th minute of the match. When Çağatay Tuğkan fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Galatasaray's protests and gave Çağatay Tuğkan a yellow card for diving instead. After 21 played minutes Galatasaray got a freekick which was hit by Çağatay Tuğkan. Rodolfo Castulo hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Isaias Clodio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Güral Omay having to interfere. Rodolfo Castulo kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. After 33 minutes, Isaias Clodio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Esther FC and the Galatasaray players grew even worse after the yellow card. Isaias Clodio hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. 35 minutes into the game, Edgard Garoa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Esther FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Galatasaray the free kick. After 35 played minutes Esther FC got a freekick which was hit by Edgard Garoa. Cleto Rami made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Yıldırım Mertoğlu sent off a good shot on target. In the 37th minute, Isaias Clodio got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Isaias Clodio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Güral Omay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yıldırım Mertoğlu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cleto Rami having to interfere. Cleto Rami was a little too slow when Yıldırım Mertoğlu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 45th minute. The score was now 1-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

In the 50th match minute, Esther FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isaias Clodio to maneuver through the defense. Galatasaray were furious when Engin Turgut was red carded, 55 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee gave Esther FC a penalty, 57 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Gustavo Orain, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Galatasaray's Güral Omay. 1-1. If Yıldırım Mertoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Galatasaray's Yıldırım Mertoğlu got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yıldırım Mertoğlu in the 76th minute of play forced Esther FC's goalkeeper Cleto Rami to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kamuran Akersoy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 80th match minute, Galatasaray was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ceyhan Tekay to maneuver through the defense. If Yıldırım Mertoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Baturhan Yordam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Yıldırım Mertoğlu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cleto Rami was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Esther FC's Gustavo Orain got a free kick in the 92nd minute. If Yıldırım Mertoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Baturhan Yordam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cleto Rami having to interfere.