Prized/Friendly Cup

H.Avni Aker
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Henk Veerman started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Henk Veerman dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Dinç Tuncay kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Henk Veerman might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arnoldo Leicea. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Henk Veerman ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henk Veerman in the 7th minute of play forced MarineerS MzC's goalkeeper Arnoldo Leicea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the game, ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Henk Veerman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arnoldo Leicea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Arnoldo Leicea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henk Veerman in the 18th minute of the match. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Anton Scheupach in the 19th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Okan Koc could shoot a difficult shot in the 22nd minute, which Arnoldo Leicea however easily saved by the left post. MarineerS MzC's Arnoldo Leicea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henk Veerman in the 25th minute of play. MarineerS MzC's Arnoldo Leicea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henk Veerman in the 25th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s goal looked a bit too open when Carl Rundell came free, but Cihan Zafer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cihan Zafer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tekin Batırhan, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Arnoldo Leicea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henk Veerman in the 40th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Henk Veerman got free with Arnoldo Leicea in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cihan Zafer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carl Rundell in the 45th minute of play. Arnoldo Leicea made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Okan Koc sent off a good shot on target.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Diego Armando Santirso was the one to do the kick off. Arnoldo Leicea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Corné van Basten, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. 53 minutes into the game, MarineerS MzC's Carl Rundell nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cihan Zafer made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. A collision led to ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Henk Veerman hit a great ball. The supporters of MarineerS MzC booed when ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henk Veerman didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Diego Armando Santirso kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cihan Zafer. That made the score 2-2 in the 66 minute of play. Arnoldo Leicea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henk Veerman in the 69th minute of the match. Cihan Zafer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Armando Santirso, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Henk Veerman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. MarineerS MzC made a substitution. Nereo Inge replaced Mecnun Seha. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henk Veerman in the 75th minute of play forced MarineerS MzC's goalkeeper Arnoldo Leicea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cihan Zafer was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tekin Batırhan showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 81 minute of play. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► made a substitution. Mete Taçkın replaced Caroll Baskin. Arnoldo Leicea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henk Veerman in the 86th minute of the match. After 86 minutes of play, ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Henk Veerman made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnoldo Leicea was left in no man's land by his defense there! The score was 3-3 after 90 minutes, which forced the match into extra-time.

After a defensive mix-up in MarineerS MzC's zone, Henk Veerman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnoldo Leicea came out of the goal and Henk Veerman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Henk Veerman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnoldo Leicea was relentless in the 101st minute of the game. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Anton Scheupach in the 109th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of MarineerS MzC's goalie and right to Han Chao Sang. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. MarineerS MzC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Arnoldo Leicea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henk Veerman in the 113th minute of play. The first half of extra-time was a real thriller. Both teams had created chances, but they were still tied when the whistle blew. The players were able to take a short breather during the short break.

When it was time for second half in the overtime, the players were a bit slow, but they soon became more alert when it was time for Diego Armando Santirso to make the kick off. Serafino Modestio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 117th minute of the match, but Cihan Zafer made a huge save. MarineerS MzC's Valentin Rydberg came free and shot a quick shot against goal 118 minutes in the game, fortunately Cihan Zafer had problems saving as it came toward the left post. In the 120th minute of the match MarineerS MzC got a corner. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kıvanç Balyemez ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s goalie and right to Diego Armando Santirso. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 129th minute, Henk Veerman made a precise shot to the right of Arnoldo Leicea. MarineerS MzC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-3.