Friendly League

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Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cristiano Hagi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Prishtina FC were awarded a corner in the 6th minute after Galatasaray SK's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Boiken Juniku took the corner. The corner ended in Tião Donato almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Galatasaray SK's Latif Al Fakir did a great save. In the 9th minute Esat Naum 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aleksandr Kalashnikov in the 10th minute of play forced Prishtina FC's goalkeeper Hickey Dunne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Latif Al Fakir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esat Naum in the 14th minute of play. Latif Al Fakir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boiken Juniku, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th 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 Donato Conrao in the 18th minute of play. Hickey Dunne took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Hagi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristiano Hagi in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hickey Dunne saved Prishtina FC from getting behind. Hickey Dunne had great luck who in the 22ndth minute grab hold of the ball when Yiğit Özdoğru from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Latif Al Fakir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esat Naum in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Frank Zijden hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Prishtina FC's Lajos Salamon got a free kick in the 28th minute. Eric Oltean's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Hickey Dunne firmly grabbed it by the left post. Galatasaray SK's Eric Oltean came free and shot a quick shot against goal 30 minutes in the game, fortunately Hickey Dunne had problems saving as it came toward the left post. After 31 minutes Prishtina FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Valeriy Chernetsov who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Cristiano Hagi managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. A collision led to Prishtina FC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Lajos Salamon hit a great ball. The supporters of Galatasaray SK booed when Prishtina FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel van Zwieten didn't get a good kick on the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Prishtina FC's goalkeeper Hickey Dunne had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eric Oltean. Latif Al Fakir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esat Naum in the 44th minute of play. After 45 minutes Galatasaray SK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Boiken Juniku who took care of the corner kick. Frank Zijden was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 47 minutes into the match. In the 49th minute there was a penalty for Prishtina FC. Tião Donato stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Latif Al Fakir. 0-1. After the first half Prishtina FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Donato Conrao made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Conrao in the 54th minute of play forced Galatasaray SK's goalkeeper Latif Al Fakir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Galatasaray SK booed when Prishtina FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lajos Salamon didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 57th minute, Anders Målare 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. Hickey Dunne took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anders Målare, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Prishtina FC's Daniel van Zwieten got a free kick in the 61st minute. The supporters of Galatasaray SK booed when Prishtina FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Esat Naum didn't get a good kick on the ball. Prishtina FC's Hickey Dunne played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yiğit Özdoğru in the 69th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Donato Conrao in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Latif Al Fakir saved Galatasaray SK from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tião Donato got free with Latif Al Fakir in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Latif Al Fakir made an important save on a dangerous shot by Donato Conrao in the 76th minute. The audience was convinced that Donato Conrao's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Latif Al Fakir was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Eric Oltean took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hickey Dunne. Hickey Dunne dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 87 minutes into the match, Eric Oltean had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hickey Dunne. Prishtina FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eric Oltean was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. 90 minutes into the match, Eric Oltean notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Prishtina FC's Hickey Dunne. Hickey Dunne was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Prishtina FC's Hickey Dunne played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yiğit Özdoğru in the 97th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Prishtina FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Galatasaray SK.