Friendly League

Estadio Vallejo
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Boni Blazquez made the kick off and thus started the match. The supporters of Gimnastico F.C. booed when Kartal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Behlül Baloğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gimnastico F.C.'s goalkeeper Ezker Macia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Gimnastico F.C. booed when Kartal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Çağlar Aurelio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pere Reina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erkut Torkal having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abdullah Serdaroğlu in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ezker Macia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Boni Blazquez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Erkut Torkal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 18th minute, Pere Reina left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gimnastico F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 29 minutes into the game, Kartal's Abdullah Serdaroğlu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ezker Macia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 32nd minute, Abdullah Serdaroğlu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kartal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. After some careless play in the Gimnastico F.C. defense, Abdullah Serdaroğlu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ezker Macia. The Gimnastico F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ezker Macia should have stopped the shot. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Boni Blazquez took a quick shot and it went in 2-4 without a chance for Erkut Torkal to make any attempt to save it. In the 43rd minute Efekan Okdemir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ezker Macia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half Kartal were leading 3-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Efekan Okdemir made a kick off. Abdullah Serdaroğlu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ezker Macia firmly grabbed it by the left post. Erkut Torkal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boni Blazquez in the 55th minute of the match. In the 58th minute, Abdullah Serdaroğlu 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. A collision led to Kartal getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Kamber Haliç hit a great ball. With 64 minutes on the clock, Laurgain Santiago commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After a rather tough play, Kartal's Çağlar Aurelio got a free kick in the 72nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Kartal's zone, Pere Reina stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erkut Torkal came out of the goal and Pere Reina tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Pere Reina managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gimnastico F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Pere Reina was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Erkut Torkal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pere Reina might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Erkut Torkal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pere Reina ran back to his position shaking his head. Çağlar Işılay took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ezker Macia. Ezker Macia dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-5. 97 minutes into the game, Gimnastico F.C.'s Pere Reina nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Erkut Torkal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-5. Kartal's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.