Friendly League

Arena do Gigante
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) UPTEXTIL.COM's Cüneyt Berksoy 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. UPTEXTIL.COM's Mingo Camats quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Edmundo Linares, made in the 7th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cüneyt Berksoy in the 14th minute of play forced Marrakech FC's goalkeeper Sebastião Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Jonathan Stam in the 16th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Marrakech FC's Alan Mota. Sebastião Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cüneyt Berksoy, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 20th minute Cüneyt Berksoy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastião Salgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cüneyt Berksoy in the 21st minute of play forced Marrakech FC's goalkeeper Sebastião Salgado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdellatif Benkhirane's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mateus Cruz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. Belchior Mamatov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Sebastião Salgado made a huge save. Alan Mota kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Sebastião Salgado came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by UPTEXTIL.COM's Paolo Ruisko. But to his dismay, Paolo Ruisko quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Belchior Mamatov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Sebastião Salgado made a huge save. Cüneyt Berksoy in the 37thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Sebastião Salgado, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 39th minute Cüneyt Berksoy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastião Salgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 40th minute Cüneyt Berksoy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastião Salgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42nd minute, Cüneyt Berksoy made a precise shot to the right of Sebastião Salgado. Marrakech FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. When Pontus Hjortberg came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the UPTEXTIL.COM 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 Pontus Hjortberg couldn't finish the play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

UPTEXTIL.COM made a substitution. Hugo do Valle replaced Zé Paulo Queirós. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abdellatif Benkhirane stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sebastião Salgado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cüneyt Berksoy in the 53rd minute of the match. After 61 minutes, Vuyani Tshabalala mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Marrakech FC and the UPTEXTIL.COM players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 61st match minute, Marrakech FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vuyani Tshabalala to maneuver through the defense. In the 65th minute, Cüneyt Berksoy 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. A collision led to UPTEXTIL.COM getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Hugo do Valle hit a great ball. Marrakech FC's Sebastião Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cüneyt Berksoy in the 69th minute of play. After 71 minutes of play, UPTEXTIL.COM's Cüneyt Berksoy made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sebastião Salgado was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sebastião Salgado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cüneyt Berksoy in the 75th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Cüneyt Berksoy 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. UPTEXTIL.COM's Martin Ødegaard was substituted for Paolo Ruisko. Marrakech FC's Sälim Mahmudov was substituted for Alessio Bolognesi. Martin Ødegaard scored 4-0 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sebastião Salgado, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Marrakech FC's Sebastião Salgado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cüneyt Berksoy in the 86th minute of play. Sebastião Salgado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cüneyt Berksoy, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 90th match minute, Marrakech FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vuyani Tshabalala to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Marrakech FC's goalkeeper Sebastião Salgado, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 96th minute Cüneyt Berksoy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastião Salgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. UPTEXTIL.COM's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.