Friendly League

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Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Hipólito Espírito Santo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 2nd minute, Duarte Sales hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leonel Galvão was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Cihat Sönmez. Gaffar Eyüpoğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Gaffar Eyüpoğlu came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Galatasaray 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 Gaffar Eyüpoğlu couldn't finish the play. Gabriel Quintas kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. When Bayındır Mehmet Gökdoğan came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Galatasaray 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 Bayındır Mehmet Gökdoğan couldn't finish the play. When Germano Estrada fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Peniche FC's protests and gave Germano Estrada a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Galatasaray booed when Peniche FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Germano Estrada didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hipólito Espírito Santo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gazanfer Sayın having to interfere. With a little luck, Peniche FC's Leonel Galvão got control of the ball when Bayındır Mehmet Gökdoğan tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Gaffar Eyüpoğlu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leonel Galvão was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Gaffar Eyüpoğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Bayındır Mehmet Gökdoğan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Gaffar Eyüpoğlu made the kick off in the second half. With his leg Gazanfer Sayın managed to avoid a goal in the 52ndth minute, when Peniche FC's Germano Estrada fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a rather tough play, Peniche FC's Gabriel Quintas got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Bayındır Mehmet Gökdoğan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rıfat Başkaya's late challenge caught a Peniche FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rıfat Başkaya helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Galatasaray's Rıfat Başkaya got a free kick in the 60th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaffar Eyüpoğlu in the 71st minute of play forced Peniche FC's goalkeeper Leonel Galvão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Galatasaray's goal looked a bit too open when Hipólito Espírito Santo came free, but Gazanfer Sayın reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Galatasaray booed when Peniche FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Duarte Sales didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leonel Galvão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bayındır Mehmet Gökdoğan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gabriel Quintas kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. In the 86thth minute of the game Gaffar Eyüpoğlu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Peniche FC's Leonel Galvão was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ricardo Baldaia struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Gazanfer Sayın didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Peniche FC. Leonel Galvão showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bayındır Mehmet Gökdoğan in the 91st minute of the match. Gaffar Eyüpoğlu scored 1-0 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leonel Galvão, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Galatasaray fans cheered their team off the field, for while Peniche FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.