Official Cup

AY-YILDIZ ARENA
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Guo Ming started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Qurban Äsädli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Cucao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. GoooooL were furious when Coronel Canyelles was red carded, 15 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. GoooooL:s Ale Poláček showed great skill when he stopped Namizäd Bäkirov:s penalty. In the 27thth minute of the game Guo Ming who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SazobaSpor's Qurban Äsädli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guo Ming in the 29th minute of play forced SazobaSpor's goalkeeper Qurban Äsädli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner led GoooooL's Octav Galiceanu to fire away a dangerous shot which Qurban Äsädli despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 31 minutes, Elburus Bändäliyev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SazobaSpor and the GoooooL players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 33rd match minute, SazobaSpor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elburus Bändäliyev to maneuver through the defense. Guo Ming took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Qurban Äsädli. Qurban Äsädli dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 42 minutes into the game, Guo Ming cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Qurban Äsädli was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A sloppy throw-in by Orxan Zeynalov in the 47th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by GoooooL's Ernest Andrițoiu. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ziräddin Manafov to make the kick off. GoooooL's Valentin Cristoiu got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to GoooooL getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Octav Galiceanu hit a great ball. Through an outstanding action, after 55 minutes, Qurban Äsädli successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 56th minute Guo Ming shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qurban Äsädli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in SazobaSpor's zone, Guo Ming stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Qurban Äsädli came out of the goal and Guo Ming tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Qurban Äsädli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guo Ming in the 61st minute of play. Guo Ming recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 67th minute Guo Ming shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qurban Äsädli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Guo Ming dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Qurban Äsädli, 0-4. Ernest Andrițoiu kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Qurban Äsädli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guo Ming, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. If Elburus Bändäliyev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 86th match minute, GoooooL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guo Ming to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th minute, Guo Ming reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Qurban Äsädli. The goal made the score 0-6. GoooooL's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.