Prized/Friendly Cup

Juan F. Barraza
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Herminio Florinio made the kick off which started today's match. Sümer Müjdat kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Stanley St Clair might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gustavo Guimarães. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stanley St Clair ran back to his position shaking his head. Gustavo Guimarães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanley St Clair, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Gençlerbirliği's goal looked a bit too open when Ricky Koppens came free, but Dursun Ekinci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 23 minutes into the game, Angel Velis threw the ball into play from the sideline. Gençlerbirliği's Mehmet Ferit İskandil quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 26 minutes into the match, Gençlerbirliği's goal looked a bit too open when Ricky Koppens came free, but Dursun Ekinci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stanley St Clair might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gustavo Guimarães. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stanley St Clair ran back to his position shaking his head. Gustavo Guimarães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanley St Clair, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Dursun Ekinci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricky Koppens, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Stanley St Clair might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gustavo Guimarães. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stanley St Clair ran back to his position shaking his head. Herminio Florinio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Dursun Ekinci made a huge save. Stanley St Clair's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gustavo Guimarães read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 46th minute of play. Stanislaw Rekowski hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

51 minutes into the game, Ricky Koppens cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Dursun Ekinci was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dursun Ekinci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Herminio Florinio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ricky Koppens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 59 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo Águila's goal looked a bit too open when Bozkurt Tanyıldız came free, but Gustavo Guimarães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Club Deportivo Águila's William Corpeño got a free kick in the 64th minute. 66 minutes into the match, Gençlerbirliği's goal looked a bit too open when Herminio Florinio came free, but Dursun Ekinci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Ricky Koppens had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dursun Ekinci. Gençlerbirliği's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ricky Koppens was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. 73 minutes into the match, Gençlerbirliği's goal looked a bit too open when Ricky Koppens came free, but Dursun Ekinci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. William Corpeño's late challenge caught a Gençlerbirliği's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. William Corpeño helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Club Deportivo Águila's William Corpeño got a free kick in the 74th minute. Gustavo Guimarães took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filiph Låsberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dursun Ekinci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dário Diniz in the 81st minute of play. Dursun Ekinci didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ricky Koppens went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-0 was the resulting score. Gençlerbirliği's Dursun Ekinci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricky Koppens in the 87th minute of play. İhsan Temizkanoğlu hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. After 93rd play minutes Ricky Koppens shot 6-0, a short shot which went by Dursun Ekinci and just under the crossbar into goal. For all the effort they put into the match, the Gençlerbirliği players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Club Deportivo Águila.