Official Cup

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Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ryszard Brak started the match with the kick off. The supporters of LİONS PEAK booed when Karen FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ryszard Brak didn't get a good kick on the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Karen FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Peeters came free, but Ma Yong Jun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the game, Romulo Cesario cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ma Yong Jun was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arvin Svanberg in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Işık Hurmacı saved LİONS PEAK from getting behind. In the 21st match minute, Karen FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ryszard Brak to maneuver through the defense. Arvin Svanberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ma Yong Jun stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Romulo Cesario's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Karen FC's Arvin Svanberg slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Işık Hurmacı. That made the score 1-1 after 30 minutes of play. Karen FC's Ma Yong Jun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomas Peeters in the 33rd minute of play. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by Karen FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tomas Peeters was slow to take the kick. During this time LİONS PEAK's players had a chance to rest. The corner led LİONS PEAK's Tomas Peeters to fire away a dangerous shot which Ma Yong Jun despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ryszard Brak got free with Işık Hurmacı in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Romulo Cesario might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ma Yong Jun. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Romulo Cesario ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 36th minute Romulo Cesario shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ma Yong Jun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ma Yong Jun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomas Peeters, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. LİONS PEAK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tomas Peeters in the 40th minute. Işık Hurmacı took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arvin Svanberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ma Yong Jun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Romulo Cesario, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. A collision led to Karen FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Edgar Wästerberg hit a great ball. LİONS PEAK made a substitution. Hamlet Häfliger replaced Gilbert Lange. A collision led to Karen FC getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Edgar Wästerberg hit a great ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Romulo Cesario stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute, LİONS PEAK's Romulo Cesario ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ma Yong Jun. Ma Yong Jun yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. In the 61st minute, Karen FC's Kiprijan Vučurević seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Kiprijan Vučurević the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Karen FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Kiprijan Vučurević had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Ma Yong Jun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romulo Cesario, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hamlet Häfliger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ma Yong Jun having to interfere. In the 66th minute, Romulo Cesario left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LİONS PEAK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. When Karen FC's Bai Yan Feng in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LİONS PEAK's goalie prevented a goal. Ma Yong Jun was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Romulo Cesario showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-5 in the 70 minute of play. Tomas Peeters who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 76thth minute tested the skills of Ma Yong Jun when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Tomas Peeters could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Ma Yong Jun made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Karen FC's Oskar Sandell got a free kick in the 78th minute. A collision led to Karen FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Oskar Sandell hit a great ball. Romulo Cesario might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ma Yong Jun. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Romulo Cesario ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to LİONS PEAK getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Mücahit Gümüşcüoğlu hit a great ball. In the 84th minute, Bai Yan Feng hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ma Yong Jun was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Hamlet Häfliger showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-7 in the 86 minute of play. Romulo Cesario kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Tomas Peeters sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 92 minutes into the match, LİONS PEAK's Tomas Peeters sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ma Yong Jun narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Romulo Cesario received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ma Yong Jun came out and tried to block the shot, but Romulo Cesario slotted it home off the left post making it 1-8 in the 93rd minute. When the match had gone on for 96 minutes, Tomas Peeters took a quick shot and it went in 1-9 without a chance for Ma Yong Jun to make any attempt to save it. Tomas Peeters fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 100th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ma Yong Jun having to interfere. The Karen FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching LİONS PEAK's performance. The match ended with a win for LİONS PEAK.