Friendly League

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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Wordsley City's Paul Case started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Michael Leslie was a little too slow when Abbas Ilgınlı got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 4th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 7th minute, Abbas Ilgınlı reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Michael Leslie. The goal made the score 2-0. Dom Gibbs took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 10th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Güral Omay. Galatasaray's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A hard shot 12 in the game by Yıldırım Mertoğlu from a close distance when the talented Michael Leslie managed to make a qualified save. Wordsley City's players were relieved. 16 minutes into the match, Conal Sinclair had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Güral Omay. Galatasaray's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Conal Sinclair was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yıldırım Mertoğlu got free with Michael Leslie in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 27 minutes into the match, Yıldırım Mertoğlu notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Wordsley City's Michael Leslie. Michael Leslie was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 29th match minute, Galatasaray was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Çağatay Tuğkan to maneuver through the defense. In the 30th minute, Baturhan Yordam hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 37 minutes, Abbas Ilgınlı managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Galatasaray's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abbas Ilgınlı was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 45th minute Yıldırım Mertoğlu suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. Dom Gibbs charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dom Gibbs the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dom Gibbs kicked well hit freekick during the 46th 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 Abbas Ilgınlı to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Abbas Ilgınlı managed to get in a good position for a shot. Galatasaray's supporters rose to their feet, but Abbas Ilgınlı was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Michael Leslie breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Michael Leslie didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abbas Ilgınlı went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-2 was the resulting score. Çağatay Tuğkan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Michael Leslie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlton Laverack kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. If Abbas Ilgınlı had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 63rdth minute of the game Abbas Ilgınlı who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Wordsley City's Michael Leslie was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Abbas Ilgınlı received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Michael Leslie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paul Case received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Güral Omay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlton Laverack kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Jordan Slater charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jordan Slater the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 74 played minutes Wordsley City got a freekick which was hit by Jordan Slater. Abbas Ilgınlı recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Abbas Ilgınlı 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 Conal Sinclair had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 93 minutes, Çağatay Tuğkan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Galatasaray's supporters crossed their fingers, but Çağatay Tuğkan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Engin Turgut during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 95 played minutes Galatasaray got a freekick which was hit by Engin Turgut. In the 96th minute of the match Jerome Dunn sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Güral Omay skillfully saved the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Wordsley City players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Galatasaray.