Prized/Friendly Cup

La Fortaleza
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Granate's goal looked a bit too open when Ömer Demirci came free, but Jonathan Palmquist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner led to Cisco Birlik FC's Ömer Demirci getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 7th minute Ömer Demirci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Palmquist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Cisco Birlik FC's goal looked a bit too open when Christos Triantafyllou came free, but Frank Matanov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Palmquist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ömer Demirci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the game, Ömer Demirci cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jonathan Palmquist was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 19th minute, Atabey Budaklı hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 25th minute Ömer Demirci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Palmquist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Osvaldo Euloxu charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Osvaldo Euloxu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 27th match minute, Granate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Osvaldo Euloxu to maneuver through the defense. 28 minutes into the match, Ömer Demirci notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Granate's Jonathan Palmquist. Jonathan Palmquist was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Granate's goalkeeper Jonathan Palmquist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 34th minute, Leukothoe Sakelaris ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Frank Matanov was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Robert Kirby sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Frank Matanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christos Triantafyllou in the 41st minute of play. In the 41st minute, Leukothoe Sakelaris hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ömer Demirci received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Jonathan Palmquist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Christos Triantafyllou stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 50 minutes into the match, Granate's goalkeeper Jonathan Palmquist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Atabey Budaklı. Jonathan Palmquist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Veysel Koçarslan in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute, Christos Triantafyllou left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Granate fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. After 60 minutes Granate's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jelmer Pander who took care of the corner kick. After 70 played minutes Granate got a freekick which was hit by Osvaldo Euloxu. Cisco Birlik FC's Su Wei Hai was substituted for Yao Ting Fan. A collision led to Granate getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Osvaldo Euloxu hit a great ball. If Mirza Togan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mirza Togan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Jonathan Palmquist made a huge save. After 76 minutes, Luisito Estevon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Granate and the Cisco Birlik FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Luisito Estevon hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Mirza Togan in the 79thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jonathan Palmquist, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christos Triantafyllou in the 81st minute of play forced Cisco Birlik FC's goalkeeper Frank Matanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mirza Togan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan Palmquist having to interfere. Frank Matanov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Kirby in the 87th minute of play. A collision led to Cisco Birlik FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Atabey Budaklı hit a great ball. 94 minutes into the game, Mirza Togan recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jonathan Palmquist. Mirza Togan showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-4. Cisco Birlik FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.