Official Cup

Redbourn Park
Spectators: 183 (Terracing: 138, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) S.P.Q.R.'s Batur Turbay started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd minute, Hidayat Peng got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Redbourn AFC's Afiz Teo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yiğit Can Türegün in the 7th minute of play. Redbourn AFC's Danial Koh got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Özen Akburç made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Chan in the 13th minute of play. Özen Akburç made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Danial Koh sent off a good shot on target. Victor Chan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Özen Akburç tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hidayat Peng could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Özen Akburç made a huge save. Özen Akburç made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Hidayat Peng sent off a good shot on target. Özen Akburç made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Chan in the 36th minute of play. Özen Akburç was a little too slow when Ronn Yi-Sheng got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 39th minute. The score was now 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Batur Turbay in the 43rd minute of play forced Redbourn AFC's goalkeeper Afiz Teo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. S.P.Q.R.'s Özen Akburç proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save S.P.Q.R. from getting a goal against them. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Victor Chan to strike the kick off in the second half. Afiz Teo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Talat Yenay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 61 minutes of play, Redbourn AFC's Victor Chan made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Özen Akburç was left in no man's land by his defense there! S.P.Q.R.'s Özen Akburç played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hidayat Peng in the 66th minute of play. When Victor Chan came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Redbourn AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Victor Chan couldn't finish the play. After 72 minutes of play, Redbourn AFC's Victor Chan made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Özen Akburç was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 76th minute, Mustafa Emrah Pamiroğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hidayat Peng took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Özen Akburç. Özen Akburç dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Özen Akburç stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hidayat Peng's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. 83 minutes into the game, S.P.Q.R.'s Talat Yenay nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Afiz Teo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Redbourn AFC's Ronn Yi-Sheng got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ronn Yi-Sheng received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Özen Akburç tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th minute, Hidayat Peng ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Özen Akburç was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Redbourn AFC fully deserved thier win.