Prized/Friendly Cup

Campo do Couto
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Matteo Mata started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Dabi Vila could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Derman Soysaldı made a huge save. With his leg Derman Soysaldı managed to avoid a goal in the 10thth minute, when Los once leones Ourense's Pablo-Enrique Alabern fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los once leones Ourense's goalkeeper Albano Unzueta, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Matteo Mata sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Albano Unzueta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matteo Mata in the 13th minute of play. 18 minutes into the game, ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Matteo Mata nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Albano Unzueta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After some careless play in the Los once leones Ourense defense, Matteo Mata kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Albano Unzueta. The Los once leones Ourense fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Albano Unzueta should have stopped the shot. In the 23rdth minute of the game Matteo Mata who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los once leones Ourense's Albano Unzueta was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Matteo Mata had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Derman Soysaldı made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Pablo-Enrique Alabern sent off a good shot on target. Matteo Mata's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Albano Unzueta read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by Los once leones Ourense's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ovidio Argina was slow to take the kick. During this time ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s players had a chance to rest. Ovidio Argina made a great header on ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s corner, it was just that Los once leones Ourense's Albano Unzueta managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matteo Mata in the 39th minute of play forced Los once leones Ourense's goalkeeper Albano Unzueta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Derman Soysaldı made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dabi Vila in the 44th minute. When Corné van Basten fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s protests and gave Corné van Basten a yellow card for diving instead. In the 44th match minute, ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Corné van Basten to maneuver through the defense. In the 47th minute of the match, Nereo Cacheres tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Derman Soysaldı saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After the first half ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dabi Vila to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matteo Mata in the 51st minute of play forced Los once leones Ourense's goalkeeper Albano Unzueta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 51 minutes into the game, ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Matteo Mata nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Albano Unzueta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Albano Unzueta came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Matteo Mata. But to his dismay, Matteo Mata quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. In the 65th minute, Edelmiro Calvo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Atahan Balyemez was substituted for Musa Aydoğan. In the 66th minute, Edelmiro Calvo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 69 minutes into the match, Los once leones Ourense's goal looked a bit too open when Matteo Mata came free, but Albano Unzueta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ovidio Argina in the 70th minute. Derman Soysaldı took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nereo Cacheres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matteo Mata received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Albano Unzueta came out and tried to block the shot, but Matteo Mata slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 76th minute. Matteo Mata took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Albano Unzueta. Albano Unzueta dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-7. After having played for 86 minutes, Matteo Mata managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Matteo Mata was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Matteo Mata's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Albano Unzueta read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. The ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.