Friendly League

West Liberty
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Erciyes Spor's Zülfü Şahinhan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Zülfü Şahinhan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rudolf Hensley read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Oğuzhan Direnç hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Levent Şanver took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Prince, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 9th minute, Thaddeus Sheridan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Vahit Yazgan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Hüsrev Bürgehan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 14th minute, Adrian Prince 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. Erciyes Spor's Hüsrev Bürgehan got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 21st match minute, West Liberty was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santo Wilhelm to maneuver through the defense. After 25 played minutes West Liberty got a freekick which was hit by Santo Wilhelm. Rudolf Hensley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zülfü Şahinhan in the 26th minute of play. Vahit Yazgan hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Hüsrev Bürgehan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Zülfü Şahinhan, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 33 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Rudolf Hensley was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Thaddeus Sheridan's late challenge caught a Erciyes Spor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Thaddeus Sheridan helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in West Liberty fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 40th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Erciyes Spor a penalty, 42 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Dinç Yeğrek, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of West Liberty's Rudolf Hensley. 0-1. Rudolf Hensley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hüsrev Bürgehan, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Adrian Prince made the kick off in the second half. Rudolf Hensley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zülfü Şahinhan in the 51st minute of the match. When the match clock showed 54 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Hüsrev Bürgehan sped through West Liberty's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rudolf Hensley. Adrian Prince's late challenge caught a Erciyes Spor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adrian Prince helped the player get up and apologised. In the 58th match minute, West Liberty was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Prince to maneuver through the defense. When Zülfü Şahinhan came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Erciyes Spor 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 Zülfü Şahinhan couldn't finish the play. Yiğitcan Yesari's late challenge caught a West Liberty's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yiğitcan Yesari helped the player get up and apologised. In the 66th minute, Yiğitcan Yesari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of West Liberty booed when Erciyes Spor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vahit Yazgan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rudolf Hensley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zülfü Şahinhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Adrian Prince's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Levent Şanver was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Adrian Prince's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Levent Şanver was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jonathon Whitten in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Levent Şanver prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 81 minutes, Hüsrev Bürgehan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Erciyes Spor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hüsrev Bürgehan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Hüsrev Bürgehan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Erciyes Spor's supporters rose to their feet, but Hüsrev Bürgehan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rudolf Hensley breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Erciyes Spor walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.