Friendly League

Molineux Stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, 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. Latif Al Fakir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmund Almkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Galatasaray SK's Latif Al Fakir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sotiris Koupepes in the 9th minute of play. In the 13th minute of the match Galatasaray SK got a corner. Wolverhampton's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Valeriy Chernetsov ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Galatasaray SK's Anders Målare to fire away a dangerous shot which Thomas Runeberg despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 18 minutes into the match, Galatasaray SK's goalkeeper Latif Al Fakir had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sotiris Koupepes. Latif Al Fakir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmund Almkvist in the 20th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Wolverhampton's goal looked a bit too open when Eric Oltean came free, but Thomas Runeberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Wolverhampton getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Sotiris Koupepes hit a great ball. Thomas Runeberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eric Oltean in the 23rd minute of the match. Thomas Runeberg 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 23rd minute. Latif Al Fakir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmund Almkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexander Bodin hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eric Oltean in the 28th minute of play forced Wolverhampton's goalkeeper Thomas Runeberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anders Målare in the 29th minute of play forced Wolverhampton's goalkeeper Thomas Runeberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmund Almkvist in the 30th minute of play forced Galatasaray SK's goalkeeper Latif Al Fakir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thomas Runeberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yiğit Özdoğru in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th match minute, Wolverhampton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmund Almkvist to maneuver through the defense. 37 minutes into the game, Galatasaray SK's Cristiano Hagi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thomas Runeberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Galatasaray SK's Latif Al Fakir proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Galatasaray SK from getting a goal against them. 44 minutes into the match, Wolverhampton's goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano Hagi came free, but Thomas Runeberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Wolverhampton's Åke Söderqwist got a free kick in the 45th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Latif Al Fakir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sotiris Koupepes in the 51st minute of the match. Thomas Runeberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristiano Hagi in the 56th minute. Thomas Runeberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristiano Hagi in the 56th minute of the match. In the 58th minute Cristiano Hagi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thomas Runeberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Latif Al Fakir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmund Almkvist in the 62nd minute of play. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Galatasaray SK's goalkeeper Latif Al Fakir, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Galatasaray SK getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Stepan Kolyshko hit a great ball. Wolverhampton's Kang Hong Zhan was substituted for Librado Pamperin. Stepan Kolyshko kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. In the 73rd minute Sotiris Koupepes 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. Through an outstanding action, after 75 minutes, Thomas Runeberg successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Edmund Almkvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Latif Al Fakir having to interfere. Latif Al Fakir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guillermo Granäng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wolverhampton's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Allan Burmeister in the 79th minute. Eric Oltean could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Thomas Runeberg made a huge save. Thomas Runeberg came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Galatasaray SK's Eric Oltean. But to his dismay, Eric Oltean quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Latif Al Fakir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sotiris Koupepes, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 93 minutes into the match, Wolverhampton's Sotiris Koupepes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Latif Al Fakir narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Galatasaray SK's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.