Prized/Friendly Cup

Boston 72 Garden
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Emrah Newell started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Eser Dede was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Club 23 the free kick. Eser Dede hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. The supporters of Club 23 booed when B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cesur Aysan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 10th minute Emil Cioran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peker Baycan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Peker Baycan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Cioran in the 11th minute of the match. Emrah Newell recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Peker Baycan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bogdan Bogdanović, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emrah Newell got free with Sören Malmberg in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's Eser Dede got his second yellow card of the match in the 28th minute. The referee ordered Eser Dede off the ground. In the 29th minute, Eser Dede hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Liu Chao Xiao shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Peker Baycan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liu Chao Xiao in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th minute of the match Club 23 got a corner. B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dacian Săraru ran over to the corner to take the kick. Peker Baycan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Volodya Kirov, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Fetih Egesel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sören Malmberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Akgün Yay kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Bogdan Bogdanović made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's goalkeeper Peker Baycan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Emrah Newell's late challenge caught a Club 23's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emrah Newell helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Club 23 booed when B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emrah Newell didn't get a good kick on the ball. B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's Peker Baycan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine from getting a goal against them. Club 23's Liu Chao Xiao got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine defense, Liu Chao Xiao kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Peker Baycan. The B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Peker Baycan should have stopped the shot. In the 62ndth minute of the game Bogdan Bogdanović who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's Peker Baycan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Club 23's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dacian Săraru in the 64th minute. Liu Chao Xiao made a great header on Club 23's corner, it was just that B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's Peker Baycan managed to reach the ball for a save. If Fetih Egesel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 69th minute Fetih Egesel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sören Malmberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sören Malmberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fetih Egesel in the 70th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the match, Club 23's goal looked a bit too open when Bayhan Soysal came free, but Sören Malmberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Liu Chao Xiao took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Peker Baycan to make any attempt to save it. Liu Chao Xiao could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Peker Baycan made a huge save. Peker Baycan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liu Chao Xiao in the 91st minute of play.