Friendly League

Bahçesaray Arena
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hakkı Kenan Özbekkan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cahit Taşdemir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hílton Abraão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 4 minutes into the match, Bahçesaray SK's goal looked a bit too open when Geovânio de Alcântara came free, but Cahit Taşdemir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Bahçesaray SK's Ali Nabi Taze got a free kick in the 5th minute. Gilson Valladares kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Aşır Koyak recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Geovânio de Alcântara took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cahit Taşdemir. Cahit Taşdemir dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. A collision led to Bahçesaray SK getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Ali Nabi Taze hit a great ball. 27 minutes into the match, Bahçesaray SK's goal looked a bit too open when Hílton Abraão came free, but Cahit Taşdemir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eduardo Pires recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hílton Abraão kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Bahçesaray SK's Cahit Taşdemir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geovânio de Alcântara in the 34th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Bahçesaray SK's goal looked a bit too open when Eduardo Pires came free, but Cahit Taşdemir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hílton Abraão struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Cahit Taşdemir didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Abufari SC. In the 48th minute Hílton Abraão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cahit Taşdemir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eduardo Pires stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Abufari SC's goal looked a bit too open when Aşır Koyak came free, but Gabriel Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eduardo Pires received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Cahit Taşdemir came out and tried to block the shot, but Eduardo Pires slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 56th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aşır Koyak in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gabriel Cruz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Abufari SC's Eduardo Pires got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gabriel Cruz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aşır Koyak's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Betão Garcia in the 73rd minute of play forced Bahçesaray SK's goalkeeper Cahit Taşdemir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. During the 76th minute of the match Ali Nabi Taze completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ali Nabi Taze a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Abufari SC booed when Bahçesaray SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Nabi Taze didn't get a good kick on the ball. 77 minutes into the game, Eduardo Pires was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Abufari SC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bahçesaray SK the free kick. In the 77th match minute, Abufari SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eduardo Pires to maneuver through the defense. Cahit Taşdemir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Betão Garcia in the 79th minute of play. In the 84th play minute Hílton Abraão came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Cahit Taşdemir. 0-5. 0-6 became the score in the 89th minute when Eduardo Pires elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 93 minutes into the match, Hakkı Kenan Özbekkan notched a goal, 1-6, to the right of Abufari SC's Gabriel Cruz. Gabriel Cruz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Abufari SC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Abufari SC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.