Prized/Friendly Cup

Gotham City
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tony Soprano started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute, Ernesto Fontes made a precise shot to the right of Ali Behzat Kutberk. - JOKER -'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 9th minute Panos Karkantos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Behzat Kutberk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes into the game, Edson Futebol Clube's Heleno de Freitas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ali Behzat Kutberk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 21st match minute, - JOKER - was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Escobar to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 24 minutes, Tony Soprano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. - JOKER -'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Tony Soprano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 25 minutes into the match, - JOKER -'s goal looked a bit too open when Ernesto Fontes came free, but Ali Behzat Kutberk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paul Christini made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lúcio Proença in the 26th minute. In the 29th minute, Panos Karkantos ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ali Behzat Kutberk was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Paul Christini made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lúcio Proença in the 34th minute. Ali Behzat Kutberk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Heleno de Freitas in the 35th minute of play. The Edson Futebol Clube fans' excitement grew in the 37th match minute when Edson Futebol Clube's Heleno de Freitas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Heleno de Freitas in the 41st minute of play forced - JOKER -'s goalkeeper Ali Behzat Kutberk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to - JOKER - getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Tacito Assenso hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Tony Soprano put it in 1-4 from a short distance just to the right of Paul Christini. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Heleno de Freitas made the kick off in the second half. Edson Futebol Clube were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after - JOKER -'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tao Xing Yong took the corner. After taking down the ball on Edson Futebol Clube's corner Tao Xing Yong fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ali Behzat Kutberk quite easily take care of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Edson Futebol Clube's zone, Lúcio Proença stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paul Christini came out of the goal and Lúcio Proença tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. - JOKER -'s Muammer Humbaracıbaşı was substituted for Yıldırım Gürtuna. Edson Futebol Clube were awarded a corner in the 58th minute after - JOKER -'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tao Xing Yong took the corner. Panos Karkantos made a great header on Edson Futebol Clube's corner, it was just that - JOKER -'s Ali Behzat Kutberk managed to reach the ball for a save. Panos Karkantos who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 58thth minute tested the skills of Ali Behzat Kutberk when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 63rd minute Tony Soprano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paul Christini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paul Christini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tony Soprano in the 73rd minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, Lúcio Proença notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of Edson Futebol Clube's Paul Christini. Paul Christini was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Edson Futebol Clube's Roger Milla was substituted for Tuncay Şanlı. In the 77th minute, Tony Soprano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The - JOKER - fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-4. If Heleno de Freitas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ernesto Fontes got free with Ali Behzat Kutberk in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Son Kafadar in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paul Christini saved Edson Futebol Clube from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Ernesto Fontes took a quick shot and it went in 3-5 without a chance for Ali Behzat Kutberk to make any attempt to save it. Edson Futebol Clube's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.