Prized/Friendly Cup

CAN ERZURUM ARENA
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Barry Houghton kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute, CAN ERZURUM's Sven-Olof Vestlund dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Pan Wei Quan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dragonf⮊rcE's Comunardo Guerrini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pan Wei Quan in the 24th minute of play. Comunardo Guerrini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pan Wei Quan in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th minute of the match CAN ERZURUM got a corner. Dragonf⮊rcE's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Birkan Kayra ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Birkan Kayra got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Comunardo Guerrini quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Comunardo Guerrini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sven-Olof Vestlund in the 32nd minute of play. Sven-Olof Vestlund recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Sven-Olof Vestlund made the kick off in the second half. CAN ERZURUM's Cássio Corrêa quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Afonso Quadros, made in the 56th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Sven-Olof Vestlund managed to get in a good position for a shot. CAN ERZURUM's supporters rose to their feet, but Sven-Olof Vestlund was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Comunardo Guerrini breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Santiago Aureo made in the 60th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Sven-Olof Vestlund immediately put the ball in play. Dragonf⮊rcE made a substitution. Ludo Tobbackers replaced Pedro Pauleta. In the 63rd minute of the game Rolando Betadur made a throw-in which Sven-Olof Vestlund played forward. Comunardo Guerrini stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sven-Olof Vestlund's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sven-Olof Vestlund in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Comunardo Guerrini prevented the ball from getting in the gole. CAN ERZURUM's Joar Scheie proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save CAN ERZURUM from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sven-Olof Vestlund in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Comunardo Guerrini prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 77th minute, Sven-Olof Vestlund 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. Dragonf⮊rcE made a substitution. Daniel Antunes replaced Herman Dresselbjerg. Sven-Olof Vestlund's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Comunardo Guerrini read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. After 82 minutes Dragonf⮊rcE's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Birkan Kayra who took care of the corner kick. The corner led CAN ERZURUM's Birkan Kayra to fire away a dangerous shot which Comunardo Guerrini despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Dragonf⮊rcE's zone, Sven-Olof Vestlund stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Comunardo Guerrini came out of the goal and Sven-Olof Vestlund tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. CAN ERZURUM made a substitution. Arda Turan replaced Javier Zanetti. Comunardo Guerrini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven-Olof Vestlund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. For all the effort they put into the match, the Dragonf⮊rcE players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for CAN ERZURUM.