Official Cup

S⚽ma S⚽tes C⚽llesium
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wang Rong Jing took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ryan Giggs hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryan Giggs in the 7th minute of play forced S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's goalkeeper Thomas Ravelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fernanco Muslera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcu Ianculescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Patricio Caller fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thomas Ravelli having to interfere. 21 minutes into the match, Yavuz Bülent İlkim notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Emotep SK's Fernanco Muslera. Fernanco Muslera was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 27 minutes into the match, Emotep SK's goalkeeper Fernanco Muslera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yavuz Bülent İlkim. Thomas Ravelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ryan Giggs, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. The supporters of Emotep SK booed when S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wang Rong Jing didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thomas Ravelli stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ryan Giggs's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. In the 41st minute Marcu Ianculescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernanco Muslera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emotep SK were awarded a corner in the 44th minute after S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Paşa Selim took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's goalie and right to Özgür Acunalp. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The supporters of Emotep SK booed when S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yavuz Bülent İlkim didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47th minute, Luo Jian Xun ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thomas Ravelli was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3.

The wind increased when Ryan Giggs made the kick off in the second half. Thomas Ravelli made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Ryan Giggs sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Faruk Nafiz Temcit took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Thomas Ravelli to make any attempt to save it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Faruk Nafiz Temcit got free with Thomas Ravelli in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fernanco Muslera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuel Garoa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 64 minutes, Faruk Nafiz Temcit managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Emotep SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Faruk Nafiz Temcit was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ryan Giggs's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 69thth minute, Thomas Ravelli skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's Thomas Ravelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luo Jian Xun in the 73rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faruk Nafiz Temcit in the 73rd minute of play forced S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's goalkeeper Thomas Ravelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thomas Ravelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faruk Nafiz Temcit in the 75th minute of the match. 79 minutes into the match, Emotep SK's goal looked a bit too open when Marcu Ianculescu came free, but Fernanco Muslera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thomas Ravelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luo Jian Xun in the 80th minute of play. Ryan Giggs could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Thomas Ravelli made a huge save. Thomas Ravelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Faruk Nafiz Temcit, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emotep SK's Brayden McPaul was substituted for Luo Jian Xun. Thomas Ravelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brayden McPaul, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Faruk Nafiz Temcit during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 96th match minute, Emotep SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faruk Nafiz Temcit to maneuver through the defense. When the match was over Emotep SK could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r throughout the match.