Prized/Friendly Cup

CAN ERZURUM ARENA
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sven-Olof Vestlund got the match started through his kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Rolando Betadur in the 4th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Cavit Kutlan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Hakan Mahçupyan in the 5th minute of play forced CAN ERZURUM's goalkeeper Joar Scheie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 11 minutes of play, !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Ahmet Hakan Mahçupyan made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joar Scheie was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Mateo Jaraba got a free kick in the 13th minute. 17 minutes into the match, CAN ERZURUM's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Hakan Mahçupyan came free, but Joar Scheie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Birkan Kayra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Nizam Soner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU booed when CAN ERZURUM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rolando Betadur didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Hakan Mahçupyan in the 32nd minute of play forced CAN ERZURUM's goalkeeper Joar Scheie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ahmet Hakan Mahçupyan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Joar Scheie tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 36 minutes into the match, !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's goal looked a bit too open when Sven-Olof Vestlund came free, but Nizam Soner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Nizam Soner proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU from getting a goal against them. A throw-in in the 41st minute of the game was made by Cavit Kutlan with Ahmet Hakan Mahçupyan as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After 42 minutes, Javier Zanetti mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CAN ERZURUM and the !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU players grew even worse after the yellow card. Javier Zanetti kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Aybars Demirci kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ahmet Hakan Mahçupyan to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Hakan Mahçupyan in the 56th minute of play forced CAN ERZURUM's goalkeeper Joar Scheie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, CAN ERZURUM's Javier Zanetti got a free kick in the 57th minute. Sven-Olof Vestlund might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nizam Soner. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sven-Olof Vestlund ran back to his position shaking his head. 63 minutes into the match, !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's goal looked a bit too open when Sven-Olof Vestlund came free, but Nizam Soner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind CAN ERZURUM's goalkeeper Joar Scheie, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When CAN ERZURUM's Sven-Olof Vestlund in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's goalie prevented a goal. Sven-Olof Vestlund recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. CAN ERZURUM's Charles Puyol was substituted for Rolando Betadur. After some careless play in the !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU defense, Sven-Olof Vestlund kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nizam Soner. The !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nizam Soner should have stopped the shot. CAN ERZURUM's Atabek Tecimen was substituted for Pan Wei Quan. Ahmet Hakan Mahçupyan might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Joar Scheie. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ahmet Hakan Mahçupyan ran back to his position shaking his head. Jindřich Páral took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Joar Scheie. Joar Scheie 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. Atabek Tecimen took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nizam Soner. Nizam Soner dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.