Friendly League

Haverzee
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ahmet Erdem Kudretullah started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 2 minutes into the match, Karsiyaka FK's goal looked a bit too open when Henry Van der Meiren came free, but Gökalp Hizanlı reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 4 minutes Karsiyaka FK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Quillian Theuniers who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Raymond De nuijter heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. If Kandemir Özerk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of FC Beir booed when Karsiyaka FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ataol Sunay didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gökalp Hizanlı made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cederik Engelborghs in the 14th minute. In the 19th minute Uygur Okman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Louis-Philippe Mattheijs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Louis-Philippe Mattheijs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kandemir Özerk in the 22nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Erdem Kudretullah in the 23rd minute of play forced FC Beir's goalkeeper Louis-Philippe Mattheijs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Ataol Sunay had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Louis-Philippe Mattheijs. FC Beir's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ataol Sunay was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 31 played minutes Karsiyaka FK got a freekick which was hit by Uygur Okman. The supporters of Karsiyaka FK booed when FC Beir was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mathias-Alexander Caspers didn't get a good kick on the ball. Louis-Philippe Mattheijs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kandemir Özerk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mathias-Alexander Caspers hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Gökalp Hizanlı stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cederik Engelborghs's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Karsiyaka FK's zone, Brecht Coopmans stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gökalp Hizanlı came out of the goal and Brecht Coopmans tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cederik Engelborghs to make the kick off. Henry Van der Meiren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cederik Engelborghs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Gökalp Hizanlı tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gökalp Hizanlı stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cederik Engelborghs's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. Louis-Philippe Mattheijs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Erdem Kudretullah in the 76th minute of the match. Ataol Sunay kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Uygur Okman during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Karsiyaka FK getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. İlyas Okyay hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cederik Engelborghs in the 89th minute of play forced Karsiyaka FK's goalkeeper Gökalp Hizanlı to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cederik Engelborghs scored 3-2 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gökalp Hizanlı, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Henry Van der Meiren managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Beir's supporters rose to their feet, but Henry Van der Meiren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gökalp Hizanlı breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Louis-Philippe Mattheijs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Erdem Kudretullah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Beir were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Karsiyaka FK for a fine match.