Prized/Friendly Cup

ELLAND ROAD
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Barnaba Kolba took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Armando Santirso in the 2nd minute of play forced Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's goalkeeper Batıkan Muhsin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 4 minutes into the match, Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Barnaba Kolba sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emilian Martinez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kaplan's Emilian Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Barnaba Kolba in the 6th minute of play. After 9 minutes Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Damião Granja who took care of the corner kick. Kaplan's Damião Granja was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Batıkan Muhsin in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Emilian Martinez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Barnaba Kolba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the game, Ali Erdem Özsungur cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Emilian Martinez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Damião Granja's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 20thth minute, Batıkan Muhsin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 22 minutes into the match, Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's goal looked a bit too open when Arnaud Billen came free, but Batıkan Muhsin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emilian Martinez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Barnaba Kolba in the 25th minute of play. Luciano Victoro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Batıkan Muhsin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emilian Martinez came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Barnaba Kolba. But to his dismay, Barnaba Kolba quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Emilian Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Barnaba Kolba in the 32nd minute of the match. Emilian Martinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barnaba Kolba, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 37 minutes into the match, Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Barnaba Kolba sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emilian Martinez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC made a substitution. Levent Hicran replaced Napoleon Podolski. Wilfredo Vimaro made in the 39th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Diego Armando Santirso. Batıkan Muhsin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Armando Santirso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Batıkan Muhsin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Armando Santirso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A nice corner shot did that Damião Granja got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Batıkan Muhsin quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Mustafa İzzet Hazer's late challenge caught a Kaplan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mustafa İzzet Hazer helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Kaplan booed when Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mustafa İzzet Hazer didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Kaplan's Diego Armando Santirso in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Rahmi Gariboğlu was substituted for Barnaba Kolba. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luciano Victoro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Diego Armando Santirso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Batıkan Muhsin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Levent Hicran sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emilian Martinez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kaplan's goalkeeper Emilian Martinez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kaplan's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hasan Tahsin Polatalp was slow to take the kick. During this time Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's players had a chance to rest. Damião Granja shot from long distance after 65 played minutes, a shot that Batıkan Muhsin with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. Luciano Victoro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Batıkan Muhsin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Ali Erdem Özsungur hit a great ball. 75 minutes into the match, Kaplan's goalkeeper Emilian Martinez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Algitas Jokubaitis. Arnaud Billen struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Batıkan Muhsin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kaplan. Kaplan made a substitution. Gaspar Benat replaced Diego Armando Santirso. When Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Levent Hicran in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kaplan's goalie prevented a goal. After 90 minutes, Güner Perva mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC and the Kaplan players grew even worse after the yellow card. Güner Perva kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. After 91 played minutes, Kaplan's Teodosio Erramu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Batıkan Muhsin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Kaplan reached it. In the 94th minute, Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Marek Roman dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. The audience was convinced that Levent Hicran's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emilian Martinez was relentless in the 97th minute of the game. When Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Levent Hicran in the 99th minute got a chance for a shot 99th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kaplan's goalie prevented a goal. The Kaplan supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC.