Prized/Friendly Cup

Patricia Khadija
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Oğuzer Cesur started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes SAFA United got a freekick which was hit by Arjan Mos. In the 5th minute, Selçuk Durcan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 7th minute, Selçuk Durcan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jan Israel was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Oğuzer Cesur in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jan Israel saved SAFA United from getting behind. In the 11th minute GÜMELİSPOR were awarded a corner. Alexei Perju went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oğuzer Cesur in the 15th minute of play forced SAFA United's goalkeeper Jan Israel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th minute, Selçuk Durcan made a precise shot to the right of Jan Israel. SAFA United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 20 minutes into the match, SAFA United's goal looked a bit too open when Selçuk Durcan came free, but Jan Israel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oğuzer Cesur's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jan Israel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. Oğuzer Cesur scored 0-3 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jan Israel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jan Israel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oğuzer Cesur in the 29th minute of play. Jan Israel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alexei Perju went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. In the 47th minute Oğuzer Cesur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Israel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ronald Hofman made a kick off. When GÜMELİSPOR's Oğuzer Cesur in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SAFA United's goalie prevented a goal. In the 56th minute, Selçuk Durcan reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jan Israel. The goal made the score 0-6. The GÜMELİSPOR fans' excitement grew in the 60th match minute when GÜMELİSPOR's Selçuk Durcan looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-7 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Jan Israel made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Alexei Perju sent off a good shot on target. In the 66th minute of the match, Selçuk Durcan got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jan Israel was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Oğuzer Cesur put it in 0-8 from a short distance just to the right of Jan Israel. Arjan Mos's late challenge caught a GÜMELİSPOR's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arjan Mos helped the player get up and apologised. Arjan Mos hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 72nd match minute, SAFA United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arjan Mos to maneuver through the defense. Jan Israel was out of position in the 74 minute of play, and Alexei Perju capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alexei Perju really showed his touch with that goal: 0-9. After 79 minutes of play, GÜMELİSPOR's Oğuzer Cesur made it 0-11 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jan Israel was left in no man's land by his defense there! Selçuk Durcans short, quick shot in the 82ndth minute got Jan Israel to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Oğuzer Cesur had several of the SAFA United's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 88 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-12 score and a disappointed Jan Israel as he didn't even see the shot coming. SAFA United made a substitution. Wilfred Veldman replaced Guus Schophuis. SAFA United made a substitution. Otto van Dijk replaced Dennis Holten. With a little luck, SAFA United's Jan Israel got control of the ball when Selçuk Durcan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jan Israel was a little too slow when Oğuzer Cesur got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 95th minute. The score was now 0-13.