Official Cup

Anfield Road
Spectators: 449 (Terracing: 337, Seating: 103, VIP seats: 9) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Valentin Beckeman kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the game, HACIOFLAZLAR's Battal Ballıoğlu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gustav Wallengren made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Gustav Wallengren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Battal Ballıoğlu in the 8th minute of play. In the 22nd minute of the match HACIOFLAZLAR got a corner. Pihl United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Beturian Gabas ran over to the corner to take the kick. Tony Schumacher showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hubert Berggren, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. After having played for 26 minutes, Hubert Berggren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pihl United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hubert Berggren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Battal Ballıoğlu came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the HACIOFLAZLAR 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 Battal Ballıoğlu couldn't finish the play. Gustav Wallengren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beturian Gabas in the 29th minute of the match. Pihl United's Valentin Beckeman got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 36 minutes into the match, HACIOFLAZLAR's goalkeeper Tony Schumacher had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valentin Beckeman. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Hubert Berggren managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pihl United's supporters rose to their feet, but Hubert Berggren was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tony Schumacher breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Battal Ballıoğlu made a kick off. Corderun Sagaseta charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Corderun Sagaseta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Luc Fontaine took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Tony Schumacher. HACIOFLAZLAR's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Battal Ballıoğlu managed to get in a good position for a shot. HACIOFLAZLAR's supporters rose to their feet, but Battal Ballıoğlu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gustav Wallengren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Battal Ballıoğlu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Gustav Wallengren made a huge save. A collision led to HACIOFLAZLAR getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Maksymilian Bondel hit a great ball. Gustav Wallengren made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Battal Ballıoğlu sent off a good shot on target. Tony Schumacher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enrique Ferreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Battal Ballıoğlu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gustav Wallengren read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. After 75 minutes Pihl United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Beturian Gabas who took care of the corner kick. HACIOFLAZLAR's Beturian Gabas was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gustav Wallengren in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Martin Hedlund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enrique Ferreira in the 82nd minute of play forced HACIOFLAZLAR's goalkeeper Tony Schumacher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Battal Ballıoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.

The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. HACIOFLAZLAR walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.