Friendly League

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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, 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. Reinaldo Burke started the match with the kick off. With 4 minutes on the clock, Keenan Childress commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 4th minute of the game. One of Levelland:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of RizeÇayeliSpor:s goal. 1-0 came through a penalty shot after 6 played minutes, when RizeÇayeliSpor:s Arda Kortan calmly waited for Levelland:s goalkeeper to move before he rolled in the ball by the right post. Bilgehan Tutuş received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Toby Saunders tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th minute, Arda Kortan 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. When Carlos Woodard came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Levelland fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Carlos Woodard couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Bilgehan Tutuş kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Toby Saunders. That made the score 3-0 in the 21 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Woodard in the 24th minute of play forced RizeÇayeliSpor's goalkeeper Orhan Veli Soysaltürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arda Kortans short, quick shot in the 38thth minute got Toby Saunders to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Orhan Veli Soysaltürk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tyrese Honeycutt, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. A hard shot by Şerif Baloğlu from long distance, 44 minutes into the match, got Toby Saunders's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. A collision led to RizeÇayeliSpor getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Şerif Baloğlu hit a great ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arda Kortan made a kick off. Toby Saunders stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arda Kortan's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. After having played for 62 minutes, Arda Kortan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. RizeÇayeliSpor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arda Kortan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bilge Şerefhan kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. The RizeÇayeliSpor fans' excitement grew in the 73rd match minute when RizeÇayeliSpor's Arda Kortan looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 6-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Orhan Veli Soysaltürk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ted Nicholson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Reinaldo Burke kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. A collision led to RizeÇayeliSpor getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Bilge Şerefhan hit a great ball. Stephan Cardenas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Carlos Woodard could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Orhan Veli Soysaltürk made a huge save. 86 minutes into the game, Tyrese Honeycutt recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Orhan Veli Soysaltürk. Tyrese Honeycutt showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 6-1. With a little luck, RizeÇayeliSpor's Orhan Veli Soysaltürk got control of the ball when Carlos Woodard tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arda Kortan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Toby Saunders made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Buğrahan Bülbül in the 96th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 98th minute, Arda Kortan managed to get in a good position for a shot. RizeÇayeliSpor's supporters rose to their feet, but Arda Kortan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Toby Saunders breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Levelland's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.