Prized/Friendly Cup

Ismet Pasa
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. Kerim Altunbaş started the match with the kick off. KOCAELİSPOR's attentive Claudio Delgadillo managed to snatch the ball when Damiano Formica made a throw-in in the 3rd minute of the game. 6 minutes into the game, Fiori Britto threw the ball into play from the sideline. AMLUCHO's Damiano Formica quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 8 minutes into the match, Mbaka Mbolu notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of AMLUCHO's Selahaddin Esentürk. Selahaddin Esentürk was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 16 minutes into the match, AMLUCHO's goal looked a bit too open when Mbaka Mbolu came free, but Selahaddin Esentürk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Selahaddin Esentürk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mbaka Mbolu in the 19th minute of the match. In the 26thth minute of the game Kerim Altunbaş who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KOCAELİSPOR's Şemsettin Tuyuğ was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 27 minutes KOCAELİSPOR's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jackie Banks who took care of the corner kick. Şemsettin Tuyuğ showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kerim Altunbaş in the 31st minute of the match. Refugio Pagan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Selahaddin Esentürk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 37 minutes into the match, AMLUCHO's goalkeeper Selahaddin Esentürk had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Refugio Pagan. With a little luck, AMLUCHO's Selahaddin Esentürk got control of the ball when Refugio Pagan tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Refugio Pagan got free with Selahaddin Esentürk in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Selahaddin Esentürk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mbaka Mbolu in the 47th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mbaka Mbolu in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Selahaddin Esentürk prevented the ball from getting in the gole.

The wind increased when Mbaka Mbolu made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Refugio Pagan in the 53rd minute of play forced AMLUCHO's goalkeeper Selahaddin Esentürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Şemsettin Tuyuğ showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kerim Altunbaş in the 56th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, AMLUCHO's Leonel Venerando got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 59th minute Refugio Pagan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Selahaddin Esentürk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mbaka Mbolu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Selahaddin Esentürk having to make a save. AMLUCHO's Selahaddin Esentürk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mbaka Mbolu in the 63rd minute of play. Mbaka Mbolu might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Selahaddin Esentürk. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mbaka Mbolu ran back to his position shaking his head. Selahaddin Esentürk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mbaka Mbolu, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. AMLUCHO made a substitution. Teofil Paprotny replaced Ştefan Șerbulea. AMLUCHO's Mati Magen was substituted for Kerim Altunbaş. When AMLUCHO's Mati Magen in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KOCAELİSPOR's goalie prevented a goal. Selahaddin Esentürk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Refugio Pagan in the 76th minute of the match. Selahaddin Esentürk didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when KOCAELİSPOR's Mbaka Mbolu shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. The audience was convinced that Mbaka Mbolu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Selahaddin Esentürk was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ye Chuan Chen in the 88th minute of play forced AMLUCHO's goalkeeper Selahaddin Esentürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. KOCAELİSPOR had won after a very even match.