Official Cup

YUSRA PARK
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Akif Kurtuluş started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, ALYA FC's Gong Cheng Yu got control of the ball when Matthews Hollingworth tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yüksel Çelikhan in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Simão Alagoano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Aydın Erguvan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Simão Alagoano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oliver Heldens in the 13th minute of play. Gong Cheng Yu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matthews Hollingworth, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Kill For You's Simão Alagoano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Seyfettin Berksu in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yalçın Abdulhakimoğlu in the 25th minute of play forced Kill For You's goalkeeper Simão Alagoano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Simão Alagoano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yüksel Çelikhan in the 27th minute of the match. Gong Cheng Yu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matthews Hollingworth in the 30th minute of play. 30 minutes in the game, Matthews Hollingworth dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. The supporters of ALYA FC booed when Kill For You was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matthews Hollingworth didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 33rdth minute of the game Yüksel Çelikhan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kill For You's Simão Alagoano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aldo Dantas hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. After 36th play minutes Yüksel Çelikhan shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Simão Alagoano and just under the crossbar into goal. 43 minutes into the game, Kill For You's Matthews Hollingworth nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gong Cheng Yu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yüksel Çelikhan in the 46th minute of play forced Kill For You's goalkeeper Simão Alagoano 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 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Yüksel Çelikhan to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Arif Ceberut in the 57th minute of play forced Kill For You's goalkeeper Simão Alagoano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Simão Alagoano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Umut Canal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matthews Hollingworth took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gong Cheng Yu. Gong Cheng Yu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. 67 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kill For You's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ahmet Arif Ceberut was slow to take the kick. During this time ALYA FC's players had a chance to rest. In the 69th minute Ahmet Arif Ceberut shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simão Alagoano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st minute, Bektaş Ali Taybars hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Simão Alagoano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yüksel Çelikhan in the 73rd minute. Ahmet Arif Ceberut received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Simão Alagoano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gong Cheng Yu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aldo Dantas in the 78th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, ALYA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aldo Dantas came free, but Gong Cheng Yu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Simão Alagoano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ahmet Arif Ceberut in the 79th minute. Gong Cheng Yu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matthews Hollingworth, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Yüksel Çelikhan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Simão Alagoano. That made the score 2-3 in the 83 minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Matthews Hollingworth had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gong Cheng Yu. ALYA FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Matthews Hollingworth was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. Sertaç Kaymaz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gong Cheng Yu having to interfere. Yalçın Abdulhakimoğlu hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Gong Cheng Yu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aldo Dantas in the 92nd minute of play. 94 minutes had been played when some careless play by ALYA FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Denizhan Unsur was slow to take the kick. During this time Kill For You's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Denizhan Unsur almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ALYA FC's Gong Cheng Yu did a great save. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.