Prized/Friendly Cup

Queen Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) When Gabriel Mălaimare fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Emerald's protests and gave Gabriel Mălaimare a yellow card for diving instead. Gabriel Mălaimare hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. 5 minutes into the match, Kerim Altunbaş had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bogdan Lobonț. Emerald's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kerim Altunbaş was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 9 minutes Emerald's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jackie Banks who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Jackie Banks got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Bogdan Lobonț quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Kerim Altunbaş sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Bogdan Lobonț made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kerim Altunbaş in the 14th minute of play. Kerim Altunbaş blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bogdan Lobonț having to make a save. In the 20th minute, Jackie Banks hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, AMLUCHO's Selahaddin Esentürk got control of the ball when Victor Piţurcă tried to sneak it across the goal line. Selahaddin Esentürk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Piţurcă in the 25th minute of play. Kerim Altunbaş might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bogdan Lobonț. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kerim Altunbaş ran back to his position shaking his head. Emerald's Bogdan Lobonț played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kerim Altunbaş in the 33rd minute of play. Emerald's Gabriel Vermeşan was substituted for Gheorghe Craioveanu. 39 minutes into the game, 苏夕翀 threw the ball into play from the sideline. Emerald's Gabriel Mălaimare quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 40th minute Victor Piţurcă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Selahaddin Esentürk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Victor Piţurcă took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Selahaddin Esentürk. Selahaddin Esentürk dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Bogdan Lobonț made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nélson Sousa in the 44th minute of play. In the 45th minute, Julio Iglesias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Emerald players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. AMLUCHO were winning 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Victor Piţurcă to strike the kick off in the second half. Selahaddin Esentürk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Piţurcă in the 52nd minute of play. When AMLUCHO's Kerim Altunbaş in 54 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Bogdan Lobonț guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. If Kerim Altunbaş had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Emerald's Bogdan Lobonț proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Emerald from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kerim Altunbaş in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bogdan Lobonț saved Emerald from getting behind. AMLUCHO were awarded a corner in the 59th minute after Emerald's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jackie Banks took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julio Iglesias in the 60th minute of play forced AMLUCHO's goalkeeper Selahaddin Esentürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Bogdan Lobonț managed to avoid a goal in the 61stth minute, when AMLUCHO's Kerim Altunbaş fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kerim Altunbaş in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bogdan Lobonț saved Emerald from getting behind. The AMLUCHO fans' excitement grew in the 64th match minute when AMLUCHO's Kerim Altunbaş 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 1-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Kerim Altunbaş's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bogdan Lobonț read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kerim Altunbaş in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bogdan Lobonț prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Leonel Venerando fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bogdan Lobonț having to interfere. AMLUCHO's Miguel Vilarinho was substituted for Nélson Sousa. AMLUCHO made a substitution. Mati Magen replaced Kerim Altunbaş. When Mati Magen came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the AMLUCHO fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mati Magen couldn't finish the play. AMLUCHO's Selahaddin Esentürk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Vermeşan in the 87th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded AMLUCHO left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Emerald.