Friendly League

ALLIANZ ARENA
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Halim Tuğ kicked off to start the match. Melikertes Siannas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Halim Tuğ in the 6th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Anatolia FC's zone, Wanderson de Toledo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gökcan Karadeniz came out of the goal and Wanderson de Toledo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Melikertes Siannas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kılıçalp Onatsu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kılıçalp Onatsu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Melikertes Siannas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Şentürk Kose in the 18th minute of play. Melikertes Siannas came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Anatolia FC's Şentürk Kose. But to his dismay, Şentürk Kose quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Halim Tuğ hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Anatolia FC's Gökcan Karadeniz got control of the ball when Luiz Fabiano Gomes tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 30 minutes Anatolia FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fabiano Oliveira who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Fabiano Oliveira got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gökcan Karadeniz quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Demircan Rafi in the 31st minute of play forced FRIENDS CITY's goalkeeper Melikertes Siannas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Melikertes Siannas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Halim Tuğ, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Melikertes Siannas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kılıçalp Onatsu, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Melikertes Siannas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Şentürk Kose went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. The FRIENDS CITY players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Anatolia FC were winning 0-3.

The wind increased when Wanderson de Toledo made the kick off in the second half. A hard shot 54 in the game by Halim Tuğ from a close distance when the talented Melikertes Siannas managed to make a qualified save. FRIENDS CITY's players were relieved. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kılıçalp Onatsu got free with Melikertes Siannas in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Halim Tuğ scored 0-4 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Melikertes Siannas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 65 minutes into the game, Anatolia FC's Demircan Rafi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Melikertes Siannas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. FRIENDS CITY's Melikertes Siannas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kılıçalp Onatsu in the 69th minute of play. Melikertes Siannas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kılıçalp Onatsu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 75 played minutes Şentürk Kose rounded FRIENDS CITY's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-6. FRIENDS CITY's Wágner Prado was substituted for Léo Leite. Melikertes Siannas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Halim Tuğ in the 81st minute of play. Melikertes Siannas made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Halim Tuğ sent off a good shot on target. In the 86th minute of the match, Şentürk Kose tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Melikertes Siannas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Luiz Fabiano Gomes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 90th minute, Pedrinho Negri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Halim Tuğ had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Halim Tuğ fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Melikertes Siannas having to interfere. The Anatolia FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Anatolia FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.