Official Cup

YB ARENA
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abayhan Erbaş took the kick off in the first half of the match. The Tabalongo AFC fans' excitement grew in the 5th match minute when Tabalongo AFC's Marciano Asmussen looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 8 minutes into the match, Marciano Asmussen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ecevit Hazarbeyoğlu. Yıldız Bakkaliyesi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marciano Asmussen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 12 minutes into the match, Tabalongo AFC's goalkeeper Keanu Reeves had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abayhan Erbaş. The throw-in from Sakut Bayındır in the 16th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Tabalongo AFC's Yerko Van Dijk. Yıldız Bakkaliyesi's Ecevit Hazarbeyoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Constancio Jaque in the 17th minute of play. In the 19th minute of the match Tabalongo AFC got a corner. Yıldız Bakkaliyesi's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Yerko Van Dijk ran over to the corner to take the kick. 20 minutes into the match, Yıldız Bakkaliyesi's goal looked a bit too open when Marciano Asmussen came free, but Ecevit Hazarbeyoğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute, Sümer Bucuk reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Keanu Reeves. The goal made the score 1-2. 39 minutes into the game, Tabalongo AFC's Marciano Asmussen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ecevit Hazarbeyoğlu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Sakut Bayındır made in the 43rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Tabalongo AFC's Constancio Jaque. Ecevit Hazarbeyoğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marciano Asmussen in the 47th minute of play. After the first half Tabalongo AFC were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marciano Asmussen made a kick off. Tabalongo AFC's Yerko Van Dijk managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Sakut Bayındır in the 54 minute of the game. The throw-in from Sakut Bayındır in the 56th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Tabalongo AFC's Constancio Jaque. In the 59th minute of the match, Max Vinkens got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ecevit Hazarbeyoğlu was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abayhan Erbaş in the 60th minute of play forced Tabalongo AFC's goalkeeper Keanu Reeves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Keanu Reeves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abayhan Erbaş in the 64th minute of play. Tabalongo AFC made a substitution. Filip Frankowski replaced Marciano Asmussen. After a rather tough play, Tabalongo AFC's Yerko Van Dijk got a free kick in the 66th minute. Ecevit Hazarbeyoğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filip Frankowski in the 69th minute of the match. 73 minutes into the game, Filip Frankowski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Ecevit Hazarbeyoğlu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sakut Bayındır charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sakut Bayındır the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sakut Bayındır hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Ecevit Hazarbeyoğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filip Frankowski in the 82nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Yıldız Bakkaliyesi's zone, Filip Frankowski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ecevit Hazarbeyoğlu came out of the goal and Filip Frankowski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Yıldız Bakkaliyesi's Ecevit Hazarbeyoğlu got control of the ball when Constancio Jaque tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 89th minute of the game Ernesto Cueto made a throw-in which Filip Frankowski played forward. 91 minutes into the match, Yıldız Bakkaliyesi's goalkeeper Ecevit Hazarbeyoğlu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Filip Frankowski. Tabalongo AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.