Friendly League

Kabataş Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Roman Shalikashvili took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Roman Shalikashvili had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 5th minute, Roman Shalikashvili 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. Otar Mingrelsky received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Rafettin Bozkurt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rafettin Bozkurt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Shalikashvili, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Güneri Ezgü fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sabir Chebaevskiy having to interfere. Erkin Siraceddin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Sabir Chebaevskiy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Erkin Siraceddin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 25 minutes into the match, Ullesthorpe's goal looked a bit too open when Güneri Ezgü came free, but Sabir Chebaevskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute, Kabataşspor's Ali Nejat Üçok seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Ali Nejat Üçok the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Kabataşspor protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Ali Nejat Üçok had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 26 minutes into the game, one of Kabataşspor:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 28th minute there was a penalty for Ullesthorpe. Egos Gabelia stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Rafettin Bozkurt. 0-1. Ullesthorpe's Sabir Chebaevskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hüsmen İcmal in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Güneri Ezgü 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. If Güneri Ezgü had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ullesthorpe's Sabir Chebaevskiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Güneri Ezgü in the 35th minute of play. In the 37th minute, Güneri Ezgü reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sabir Chebaevskiy. The goal made the score 1-1. Güneri Ezgü fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sabir Chebaevskiy having to interfere. In the 42nd minute, Kabataşspor's Güneri Ezgü dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. If Güneri Ezgü had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Güneri Ezgü stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Kabataşspor's zone, Semen Dzotsenidze stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rafettin Bozkurt came out of the goal and Semen Dzotsenidze tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 60 played minutes Kabataşspor got a freekick which was hit by Emirhan Okyay. Otar Mingrelsky sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 63 minutes, Hami Sarpkan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kabataşspor and the Ullesthorpe players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 63rd match minute, Kabataşspor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hami Sarpkan to maneuver through the defense. 67 minutes into the game, Kabataşspor's Güneri Ezgü nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sabir Chebaevskiy made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. If Güneri Ezgü had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roman Shalikashvili's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rafettin Bozkurt read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th match minute, Ullesthorpe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Semen Dzotsenidze to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 75 minutes, Güneri Ezgü managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kabataşspor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Güneri Ezgü 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 77th match minute, Kabataşspor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emirhan Okyay to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Güneri Ezgü in the 85th minute of play forced Ullesthorpe's goalkeeper Sabir Chebaevskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Ullesthorpe's goal looked a bit too open when Güneri Ezgü came free, but Sabir Chebaevskiy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kabataşspor's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.