Prized/Friendly Cup

Aaron Jerrald
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Los Delfines's Oliver Bierhoff 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. In the 5thth minute of the game Omero Cobain who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los Delfines's Matías Patrone was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 6 minutes into the match, FCFiratRom's Omero Cobain sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Matías Patrone narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 8th minute of the match FCFiratRom got a corner. Los Delfines's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Halit Ziya Ustaoğlu ran over to the corner to take the kick. The throw-in from José Luis Brown in the 11th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by FCFiratRom's Carlo Holse. Matías Patrone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omero Cobain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to FCFiratRom getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Carlo Holse hit a great ball. When Los Delfines's Oliver Bierhoff, in the 18th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Los Delfines. Los Delfines's Matías Patrone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omero Cobain in the 22nd minute of play. Baybars Yılmaz hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Ejder Baba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oliver Bierhoff in the 25th minute of play. Los Delfines's Oscar Orzaize managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Baybars Yılmaz in the 31 minute of the game. With a little luck, FCFiratRom's Ejder Baba got control of the ball when Oliver Bierhoff tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 35th minute Jan-Olof Svartengren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matías Patrone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute, Omero Cobain made a precise shot to the right of Matías Patrone. Los Delfines's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Dani Cáceres hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. When Halit Ziya Ustaoğlu came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the FCFiratRom 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 Halit Ziya Ustaoğlu couldn't finish the play. Baybars Yılmaz kicked well hit freekick during the 46th 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.

FCFiratRom's Mustafa Cumhur Tokyürek was substituted for Omero Cobain. Matías Patrone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustafa Cumhur Tokyürek in the 55th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, FCFiratRom's Oso Bucuk sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Matías Patrone narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Oliver Bierhoff's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ejder Baba read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. Matías Patrone made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oso Bucuk in the 66th minute. After 75 minutes of play, Los Delfines's Oliver Bierhoff made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ejder Baba was left in no man's land by his defense there! Los Delfines's Ambrosio Bartolome was substituted for Victor Jerrold. Los Delfines made a substitution. Arquímedes Cesario replaced Oliver Bierhoff. In the 82nd minute Lu Bin Yuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ejder Baba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ejder Baba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lu Bin Yuan in the 82nd minute of the match. 88 minutes into the match, FCFiratRom's goal looked a bit too open when Lu Bin Yuan came free, but Ejder Baba reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute Arquímedes Cesario shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ejder Baba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Los Delfines fans cheered their team off the field, for while FCFiratRom had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.