Official Cup

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Spectators: 207 (Terracing: 156, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cristiano Hagi got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilgaz Şirvan in the 9th minute of play forced Galatasaray SK's goalkeeper Latif Al Fakir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Dostie in the 16th minute of play forced Galatasaray SK's goalkeeper Latif Al Fakir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Latif Al Fakir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ilgaz Şirvan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michael Owen in the 20th minute of play forced Galatasaray SK's goalkeeper Latif Al Fakir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abel Bueno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristiano Hagi, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristiano Hagi in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abel Bueno prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Latif Al Fakir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michael Owen, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Galatasaray SK's Latif Al Fakir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ilgaz Şirvan in the 32nd minute of play. With a little luck, Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Abel Bueno got control of the ball when Cristiano Hagi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Frank Zijden hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. In the 48th minute, Frank Zijden hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Michael Owen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Qikiqtarjuaq FC's zone, Aleksandr Kalashnikov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abel Bueno came out of the goal and Aleksandr Kalashnikov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Latif Al Fakir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michael Owen in the 56th minute of play. Qikiqtarjuaq FC made a substitution. Hilario Slaughter replaced Gary Thomason. Galatasaray SK were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after Qikiqtarjuaq FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Valeriy Chernetsov took the corner. 60 minutes into the game, one of Qikiqtarjuaq FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Qikiqtarjuaq FC:s Abel Bueno showed great skill when he stopped Valeriy Chernetsov:s penalty. Abel Bueno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eric Oltean, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Galatasaray SK were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after Qikiqtarjuaq FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Valeriy Chernetsov took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Anders Målare heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Hagi in the 67th minute of play forced Qikiqtarjuaq FC's goalkeeper Abel Bueno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abel Bueno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristiano Hagi in the 67th minute of the match. Galatasaray SK were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after Qikiqtarjuaq FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Valeriy Chernetsov took the corner. Galatasaray SK's Valeriy Chernetsov was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Abel Bueno in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. With an all-out effort, Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Latif Al Fakir threw himself towards the right post 74 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ilgaz Şirvan, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 76 played minutes Qikiqtarjuaq FC got a freekick which was hit by Hilario Slaughter. In the 77th minute, Aleksey Martynov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 79 minutes, Michael Owen put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Latif Al Fakir. Will Greenberg hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Qikiqtarjuaq FC made a substitution. Eustaquio Patrick replaced Ilgaz Şirvan. After a rather tough play, Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Will Greenberg got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After a rather tough play, Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Hilario Slaughter got a free kick in the 84th minute. Abel Bueno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valeriy Chernetsov in the 85th minute of play. Michael Owen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Latif Al Fakir having to interfere. In the 92nd minute Eustaquio Patrick shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Latif Al Fakir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abel Bueno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Hagi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 98 played minutes Qikiqtarjuaq FC got a freekick which was hit by Eustaquio Patrick. The Qikiqtarjuaq FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Qikiqtarjuaq FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.