Prized/Friendly Cup

THE RED MACHINE
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sal Ak took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 minutes of play, Palermo's Valentin Enekoitz made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. İsa Darga was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Sal Ak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcial Dantae was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, CİCERO's Vefa Sarper got a free kick in the 8th minute. In the 12th minute, Talip Adak left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CİCERO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Marcial Dantae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dikdik Atar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Donato Kelemen kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Palermo's goal looked a bit too open when Sal Ak came free, but Marcial Dantae reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcial Dantae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dikdik Atar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th match minute, CİCERO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Talip Adak to maneuver through the defense. İsa Darga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Enekoitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Müjdat Alpman might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcial Dantae. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Müjdat Alpman ran back to his position shaking his head. Talip Adak hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. 42 minutes into the match, Sal Ak had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcial Dantae. Palermo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sal Ak was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Marcial Dantae took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dikdik Atar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Müjdat Alpman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcial Dantae having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Valentin Enekoitz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sal Ak received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marcial Dantae came out and tried to block the shot, but Sal Ak slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 52nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sal Ak in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcial Dantae saved Palermo from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dikdik Atar in the 59th minute of play forced Palermo's goalkeeper Marcial Dantae to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Talip Adak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd minute, Palermo's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Dikdik Atar fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. CİCERO's Sal Ak got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 75th minute Dikdik Atar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcial Dantae saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, CİCERO's Veysel Sarı got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 81stth minute of the game Müjdat Alpman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Palermo's Marcial Dantae was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Dikdik Atar managed to get in a good position for a shot. CİCERO's supporters rose to their feet, but Dikdik Atar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcial Dantae breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Angelino Urbez during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Palermo getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Angelino Urbez hit a great ball. Müjdat Alpman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Marcial Dantae tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd minute, Sal Ak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 94 played minutes CİCERO got a freekick which was hit by Aytunç Tunçöven. CİCERO's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.