Prized/Friendly Cup

Montserrat Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Macit Zafer made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Atlético Montserrat's Saturnino Marques got a free kick in the 9th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Necati Eripek had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nemesio Dimas. Atlético Montserrat's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Necati Eripek was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After a rather tough play, Blue Mountain State's Nuralp Şahinkan got a free kick in the 24th minute. In the 28th minute, Kayhan Ermiye hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Muhsin Taze kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. During the 36th minute of the match Saturnino Marques completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Saturnino Marques a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Atlético Montserrat getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Saturnino Marques hit a great ball. Blue Mountain State's Yalçın Olgunay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ildefonso Valente in the 39th minute of play. Nuralp Şahinkan hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Yalçın Olgunay was a little too slow when Ildefonso Valente got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 43rd minute. The score was now 1-2. After the first half Blue Mountain State were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ildefonso Valente to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Nuralp Şahinkan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nemesio Dimas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Necati Eripek, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After 61 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Atlético Montserrat! Nemesio Dimas came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by Blue Mountain State's Macit Zafer. But to his dismay, Macit Zafer quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ildefonso Valente during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Muhsin Taze might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nemesio Dimas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Muhsin Taze ran back to his position shaking his head. Nemesio Dimas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Macit Zafer in the 76th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Macit Zafer made a precise shot to the right of Nemesio Dimas. Atlético Montserrat's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. Nemesio Dimas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Necati Eripek in the 90th minute of play. With a little luck, Atlético Montserrat's Nemesio Dimas got control of the ball when Macit Zafer tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 95 played minutes Atlético Montserrat got a freekick which was hit by Melchor Montay. When the final whistle sounded Blue Mountain State left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Atlético Montserrat.