Prized/Friendly Cup

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Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Amerigo Melucci started the match with the kick off. Ettore Corvi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Suelo Montana made a huge save. In the 11th minute Concetto Russi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Suelo Montana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Lütfullah Ülkümen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ettore Albertini was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lunatics of Arianrhod's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tan Binalp was slow to take the kick. During this time PreZiDenT SaRuMaN's players had a chance to rest. Tan Binalp made a great header on PreZiDenT SaRuMaN's corner, it was just that Lunatics of Arianrhod's Ettore Albertini managed to reach the ball for a save. After a rather tough play, PreZiDenT SaRuMaN's Osman Tahir got a free kick in the 21st minute. A hard shot by Concetto Andreoli from long distance, 22 minutes into the match, got Suelo Montana's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Lütfullah Ülkümen's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ettore Albertini read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. PreZiDenT SaRuMaN's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tan Binalp in the 25th minute. Tan Binalp made a great header on PreZiDenT SaRuMaN's corner, it was just that Lunatics of Arianrhod's Ettore Albertini managed to reach the ball for a save. After 27 played minutes PreZiDenT SaRuMaN got a freekick which was hit by Osman Tahir. 31 minutes into the game, Lütfullah Ülkümen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PreZiDenT SaRuMaN's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lunatics of Arianrhod the free kick. Lütfullah Ülkümen kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. PreZiDenT SaRuMaN's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tan Binalp in the 37th minute. Lunatics of Arianrhod's Ettore Albertini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lütfullah Ülkümen in the 38th minute of play. 42 minutes into the game, Son Pas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PreZiDenT SaRuMaN's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lunatics of Arianrhod the free kick. In the 42nd minute, Son Pas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 44 minutes of play, PreZiDenT SaRuMaN's Lütfullah Ülkümen made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ettore Albertini was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Lunatics of Arianrhod players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. PreZiDenT SaRuMaN were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lütfullah Ülkümen made a kick off. In the 51st match minute, Lunatics of Arianrhod was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Concetto Coscia to maneuver through the defense. In the 52nd minute, Lütfullah Ülkümen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ettore Albertini was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The supporters of PreZiDenT SaRuMaN booed when Lunatics of Arianrhod was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Concetto Coscia didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Marcelli in the 61st minute of play forced PreZiDenT SaRuMaN's goalkeeper Suelo Montana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ettore Albertini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lütfullah Ülkümen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Lunatics of Arianrhod's Ettore Albertini got control of the ball when Lütfullah Ülkümen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lütfullah Ülkümen scored 0-3 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ettore Albertini, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 75 minutes into the game, Lunatics of Arianrhod's Amerigo Melucci nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Suelo Montana made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Tan Binalp kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. With his leg Ettore Albertini managed to avoid a goal in the 82ndth minute, when PreZiDenT SaRuMaN's Lütfullah Ülkümen fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a rather tough play, Lunatics of Arianrhod's Ettore Corvi got a free kick in the 84th minute. The supporters of PreZiDenT SaRuMaN booed when Lunatics of Arianrhod was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ettore Corvi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The PreZiDenT SaRuMaN supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing PreZiDenT SaRuMaN would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.