Prized/Friendly Cup

BAKU-CITY
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) --FIRELAND--'s Alberto de Souza started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When AC Eskisehir's Alpertunga Semdin in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye --FIRELAND--'s goalie prevented a goal. Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Häsrät Azamämmädov in the 9th minute. In the 10th minute, Alpertunga Semdin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Imran Yusubov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 16 minutes into the match, Alpertunga Semdin notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of --FIRELAND--'s Imran Yusubov. Imran Yusubov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Imran Yusubov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alpertunga Semdin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Alpertunga Semdin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Imran Yusubov was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. After some careless play in the --FIRELAND-- defense, Sümer Giyas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Imran Yusubov. The --FIRELAND-- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Imran Yusubov should have stopped the shot. AC Eskisehir's İlhami Ayık was substituted for Güralp Yasin. Imran Yusubov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alpertunga Semdin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Lucho Valdez sent off a good shot on target. 35 minutes into the game, Vüqar Daşdämirov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. --FIRELAND--'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AC Eskisehir the free kick. After 35 played minutes --FIRELAND-- got a freekick which was hit by Vüqar Daşdämirov. 40 minutes into the match, AC Eskisehir's goalkeeper Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Häsrät Azamämmädov. When İlhami Ayık came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the AC Eskisehir fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that İlhami Ayık couldn't finish the play. When Sümer Giyas came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the AC Eskisehir fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sümer Giyas couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sümer Giyas in the 47th minute of play forced --FIRELAND--'s goalkeeper Imran Yusubov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

--FIRELAND-- made a substitution. Zeng Qian Bing replaced Lucho Valdez. After a rather tough play, AC Eskisehir's Hamdi Kelami got a free kick in the 55th minute. Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Häsrät Azamämmädov, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. --FIRELAND--'s Imran Yusubov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save --FIRELAND-- from getting a goal against them. Alpertunga Semdin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 66thth minute, Imran Yusubov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Häsrät Azamämmädov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, --FIRELAND--'s Zeynal Malişov got a free kick in the 70th minute. AC Eskisehir's Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Häsrät Azamämmädov in the 73rd minute of play. In the 75th minute, Häsrät Azamämmädov ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. Imran Yusubov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alpertunga Semdin, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. A collision led to AC Eskisehir getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. İlhami Ayık hit a great ball. A collision led to AC Eskisehir getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Berat Tecer hit a great ball. In the 91st match minute, AC Eskisehir was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alpertunga Semdin to maneuver through the defense. Alpertunga Semdin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 93rdth minute, Imran Yusubov skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 96 played minutes --FIRELAND-- got a freekick which was hit by Zeynal Malişov. When the match was over AC Eskisehir could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than --FIRELAND-- throughout the match.