Official Cup

Imperial
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lucas Moura got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute Marko Livaja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Nejat Özertem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marko Livaja in the 5th minute of play forced Colombo A.C.'s goalkeeper Ali Nejat Özertem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ali Nejat Özertem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Moura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ali Nejat Özertem stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lucas Moura's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. In the 11th minute, Marko Livaja ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ali Nejat Özertem was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Ali Nejat Özertem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Moura in the 13th minute of the match. Ali Nejat Özertem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İlyas Tanak in the 15th minute of the match. Ali Nejat Özertem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Moura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 19 minutes, Deng Yin Sang managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Colombo A.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Deng Yin Sang was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Los Hermanos CIMZ's İlyas Tanak got a free kick in the 21st minute. After a rather tough play, Colombo A.C.'s Geovanni Mesquita got a free kick in the 22nd minute. İlyas Tanak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Ali Nejat Özertem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ali Nejat Özertem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Moura in the 25th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the game, Deng Yin Sang cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Wojciech Duda was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Colombo A.C.'s Ali Nejat Özertem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Moura in the 34th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Patrick Meira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ali Nejat Özertem was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. Deng Yin Sang struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Wojciech Duda didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Colombo A.C.. 43 minutes into the match, Marko Livaja had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ali Nejat Özertem. Colombo A.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marko Livaja was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Maksymilian Polkoski hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The Colombo A.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Los Hermanos CIMZ were winning 1-2.

In the 51st minute, Frank Pinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Moura in the 54th minute of play forced Colombo A.C.'s goalkeeper Ali Nejat Özertem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Los Hermanos CIMZ's Frank Pinho got a free kick in the 54th minute. After 57 minutes of play, Colombo A.C.'s Geovanni Mesquita made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wojciech Duda was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 81st minute Geovanni Mesquita shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wojciech Duda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ali Nejat Özertem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Moura, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Marko Livaja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Nejat Özertem having to interfere. Los Hermanos CIMZ made a substitution. Benedykt Puchlik replaced Marko Livaja. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benedykt Puchlik got free with Ali Nejat Özertem in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Wojciech Duda took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lauro Neiva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Colombo A.C.'s Şehzade Faydalı managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ernesto Bittencourt in the 94 minute of the game. Ali Nejat Özertem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benedykt Puchlik in the 95th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Colombo A.C. had won after a very even match.