Prized/Friendly Cup

Rams Park
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Galatasaray SK's Yiğit Özdoğru got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Galatasaray SK's Latif Al Fakir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pan Jian Yong in the 4th minute of play. Aleksey Martynov kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. After 6 played minutes Galatasaray SK got a freekick which was hit by Frank Zijden. Steve De Wilde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristiano Hagi, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. The audience was convinced that Pan Jian Yong's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Latif Al Fakir was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Latif Al Fakir stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pan Jian Yong's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. In the 11th minute Lions United were awarded a corner. Gao Cheng Yun went to the cornerflag to take it. Gao Cheng Yun made a great header on Lions United's corner, it was just that Galatasaray SK's Latif Al Fakir managed to reach the ball for a save. Steve De Wilde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristiano Hagi, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Pan Jian Yong might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Latif Al Fakir. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pan Jian Yong ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pan Jian Yong in the 22nd minute of play forced Galatasaray SK's goalkeeper Latif Al Fakir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes into the match, Pan Jian Yong had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Latif Al Fakir. Galatasaray SK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pan Jian Yong was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The audience was convinced that Pan Jian Yong's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Latif Al Fakir was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. In the 29thth minute of the game Pan Jian Yong who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Galatasaray SK's Latif Al Fakir was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Steve De Wilde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yiğit Özdoğru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Lions United's Latif Al Fakir threw himself towards the right post 37 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Pan Jian Yong, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The supporters of Galatasaray SK booed when Lions United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geert-Jan Coomans didn't get a good kick on the ball. Latif Al Fakir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pan Jian Yong, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Latif Al Fakir stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pan Jian Yong's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristiano Hagi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Pan Jian Yong sped through Galatasaray SK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Latif Al Fakir. Latif Al Fakir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pan Jian Yong, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Pan Jian Yong sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 61st minute Pan Jian Yong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Latif Al Fakir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Geert-Jan Coomans managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lions United's supporters rose to their feet, but Geert-Jan Coomans was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Latif Al Fakir breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Galatasaray SK's Latif Al Fakir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pan Jian Yong in the 70th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Pan Jian Yong ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Latif Al Fakir was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. 78 minutes into the match, Lions United's Pan Jian Yong sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Latif Al Fakir narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 84 minutes into the match, Galatasaray SK's goal looked a bit too open when Pan Jian Yong came free, but Latif Al Fakir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute of the match Lions United got a corner. Galatasaray SK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gao Cheng Yun ran over to the corner to take the kick. Lions United's Gao Cheng Yun was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Latif Al Fakir in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Steve De Wilde made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eric Oltean in the 86th minute. Galatasaray SK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Valeriy Chernetsov in the 88th minute. When Eric Oltean fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Galatasaray SK's protests and gave Eric Oltean a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Lions United booed when Galatasaray SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eric Oltean didn't get a good kick on the ball. 90 minutes into the game, Lions United's Pan Jian Yong nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Latif Al Fakir made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. Lions United were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Galatasaray SK for a fine match.