Official Cup

Estadio Malleo
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Victorino Egun got the match started through his kick off. After 3 played minutes ZAKE got a freekick which was hit by Honorio Tadzio. In the 12th match minute, ZAKE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gwidon Dlugi to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 13 minutes, Timos Kavourakis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. HEAVENS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Timos Kavourakis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Victorino Egun struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Sezgin Ulutaş didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ZAKE. 16 minutes into the game, Gazi Arıcan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Basilio Ihazintu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Basilio Ihazintu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timos Kavourakis in the 19th minute of the match. ZAKE's Basilio Ihazintu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikolaj Bierfass in the 23rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Timos Kavourakis in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Basilio Ihazintu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Basilio Ihazintu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Lopez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the game, Timos Kavourakis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Basilio Ihazintu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sezgin Ulutaş made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Özer Ballı in the 39th minute of play. ZAKE were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after HEAVENS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gwidon Dlugi took the corner. The corner ended in Gwidon Dlugi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but HEAVENS's Sezgin Ulutaş did a great save. ZAKE's Basilio Ihazintu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gazi Arıcan in the 42nd minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, HEAVENS's goal looked a bit too open when Özer Ballı came free, but Sezgin Ulutaş reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, Özer Ballı had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sezgin Ulutaş. HEAVENS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Özer Ballı was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mikolaj Bierfass was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Mikolaj Bierfass notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of ZAKE's Basilio Ihazintu. Basilio Ihazintu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikolaj Bierfass in the 57th minute of play forced ZAKE's goalkeeper Basilio Ihazintu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mikolaj Bierfass in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Basilio Ihazintu saved ZAKE from getting behind. The HEAVENS fans' excitement grew in the 59th match minute when HEAVENS's Mikolaj Bierfass 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 1-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 63rd minute Victorino Egun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sezgin Ulutaş saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Basilio Ihazintu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikolaj Bierfass in the 65th minute of play. In the 66th minute Victorino Egun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sezgin Ulutaş saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lucas Lopez came free with the goalkeeper in the 67th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Basilio Ihazintu could save by the left post. Basilio Ihazintu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Timos Kavourakis in the 68th minute. ZAKE's Basilio Ihazintu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save ZAKE from getting a goal against them. After 69th play minutes Mikolaj Bierfass shot 1-6, a short shot which went by Basilio Ihazintu and just under the crossbar into goal. After 72 minutes ZAKE's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lucas Lopez who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Timos Kavourakis managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victorino Egun in the 74th minute of play forced HEAVENS's goalkeeper Sezgin Ulutaş to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes had been played when some careless play by HEAVENS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gwidon Dlugi was slow to take the kick. During this time ZAKE's players had a chance to rest. Özer Ballı was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. ZAKE's Basilio Ihazintu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save ZAKE from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Gazi Arıcan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Basilio Ihazintu was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Basilio Ihazintu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikolaj Bierfass in the 87th minute of play. 90 minutes had been played when some careless play by HEAVENS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gwidon Dlugi was slow to take the kick. During this time ZAKE's players had a chance to rest. Gwidon Dlugi made a great header on ZAKE's corner, it was just that HEAVENS's Sezgin Ulutaş managed to reach the ball for a save. Basilio Ihazintu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikolaj Bierfass, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lucas Lopez got free with Basilio Ihazintu in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Basilio Ihazintu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikolaj Bierfass, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The HEAVENS supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing HEAVENS would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.