Greetings Kankas
and Kankies.
Goztepe 0 GENCLERBIRLIGI 0
Team – Adiyaman,
Musa, Merti, Gokhan, Metehan, Hrechyshkin, Ahmet, Aksel, Serdarcan, Baris and
Ilker
Substitutes –
Ulusoy, Altiparmak and Byelyayev
Goztepe came out
the traps looking for the early goal and pinned Gencler back into their own
half for the first 10 minutes or so.
There was no
threat to Adiyaman and so Gencler gradually worked their way back into the
match, but they were also guilty of posing no serious threat.
The 1st
half was mostly end to end with neither team looking likely to score.
I hesitate to
say it, but it was boring !!!
Into the 2nd
half and Adiyaman made his first meaningful save from a shot just outside the
box on the left which he pushed around the left post for a corner.
The first
serious effort of the match occurred in the 64th minute when Baris
worked his way into the box from the right and his shot hit the underside of
the bar and was cleared.
6 minutes later
it was Baris again who set-up a team mate for a shot on goal which was saved.
I think the
Goztepe Coach was probably contemplating the ‘hair dryer speech’ in the
dressing room at the end of the match with 5 minutes to go. With Goztepe seeking to score a late
winner they were awarded a corner after some pressure in the Gencler box. The
ball was sent over from the left, sailed well over the players in the box and
went out for a throw-in near the right corner flag. That just about sums up the match !!!
Gencler looked
the likelier team to score in the 2nd half, but to be honest,
neither team deserved to win this one and on this performance both teams will
struggle this season.
Next up for
Gencler in a home match on Saturday 10 September against struggling Tuzla. Win this and they could again challenge for
a top 5 position.
As always, watch
this space for the outcome.
All the best
from Eski Kanka Jim
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