Prized/Friendly Cup

Nestor C. Kirchner
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Basilio Fernandez made the kick off and thus started the match. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hasan Tahsin Polatalp in the 7th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Barnaba Kolba sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Romulo Gelacio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The corner led Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Barnaba Kolba to fire away a dangerous shot which Romulo Gelacio despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 21st minute, Barnaba Kolba made a precise shot to the right of Romulo Gelacio. Ruquense FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 32 minutes into the game, Barnaba Kolba cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Romulo Gelacio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Barnaba Kolba in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Romulo Gelacio saved Ruquense FC from getting behind. In the 35th match minute, Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo Sasso to maneuver through the defense. Barnaba Kolba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Ruquense FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Barnaba Kolba to make the kick off. After some careless play in the Ruquense FC defense, Barnaba Kolba kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Romulo Gelacio. The Ruquense FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Romulo Gelacio should have stopped the shot. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ruquense FC's goalkeeper Romulo Gelacio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ruquense FC'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. In the 64th minute, Barnaba Kolba made a precise shot to the right of Romulo Gelacio. Ruquense FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Leopoldo Tonio's late challenge caught a Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leopoldo Tonio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 70th minute, Leopoldo Tonio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd match minute, Ruquense FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leopoldo Tonio to maneuver through the defense. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Batıkan Muhsin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geovanni Zalon in the 74th minute of play. In the 76th minute, Algitas Jokubaitis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Romulo Gelacio. The goal made the score 0-6. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Algitas Jokubaitis took a quick shot and it went in 0-7 without a chance for Romulo Gelacio to make any attempt to save it. Batıkan Muhsin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geovanni Zalon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 86 minutes into the match, Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Algitas Jokubaitis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Romulo Gelacio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hasan Tahsin Polatalp in the 87th minute. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Hasan Tahsin Polatalp was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Romulo Gelacio in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 90th minute, Algitas Jokubaitis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Romulo Gelacio. The goal made the score 0-8. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.