Official Cup

Keşan Arena
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Ahmet Orhan Toycan made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience was convinced that Albert Gaardahl's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Meng Ke was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Albert Gaardahl in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Meng Ke saved nRdLiFe from getting behind. In the 6th minute of the match nRdLiFe got a corner. La Maquina 9-12-18's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jean-Marc Hidalgo ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Ahmet Hakan Sanat almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but La Maquina 9-12-18's Jose Vimaro did a great save. La Maquina 9-12-18's Jose Vimaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Orhan Toycan in the 8th minute of play. Ahmet Hakan Akçay could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Jose Vimaro made a huge save. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind nRdLiFe's goalkeeper Meng Ke, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Meng Ke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carmelo Vachon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dündar Ozansu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Jose Vimaro made a huge save. Joaquin Lopez kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Dündar Ozansu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Jose Vimaro made a huge save. 20 minutes into the game, Albert Gaardahl cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Meng Ke was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Albert Gaardahl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Albert Gaardahl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Meng Ke having to interfere. After 27 played minutes La Maquina 9-12-18 got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Luken. In the 31st minute of the match, Ahmet Hakan Akçay got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jose Vimaro was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind La Maquina 9-12-18's goalkeeper Jose Vimaro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 41st minute of the match, Ahmet Hakan Sanat got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jose Vimaro was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joaquin Lopez during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 42 played minutes La Maquina 9-12-18 got a freekick which was hit by Joaquin Lopez. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Albert Gaardahl was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute Dündar Ozansu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jose Vimaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in nRdLiFe's zone, Albert Gaardahl stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Meng Ke came out of the goal and Albert Gaardahl tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 58th minute, Panagiotis Savvas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The nRdLiFe fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Jose Vimaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Orhan Toycan in the 62nd minute of play. Jose Vimaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Hakan Akçay in the 65th minute of play. Jose Vimaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Orhan Toycan in the 67th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Ahmet Orhan Toycan managed to get in a good position for a shot. nRdLiFe's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmet Orhan Toycan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jose Vimaro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 72 minutes into the game, La Maquina 9-12-18's Carmelo Vachon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Meng Ke made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. After 76 played minutes nRdLiFe got a freekick which was hit by Jean-Marc Hidalgo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Baki Tecimer in the 79th minute of play forced nRdLiFe's goalkeeper Meng Ke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jose Vimaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dündar Ozansu in the 80th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Dündar Ozansu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jose Vimaro was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. 82 minutes into the game, Albert Gaardahl lined in a short shot 1-3 behind a frustrated Meng Ke. La Maquina 9-12-18's Jose Vimaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Hakan Akçay in the 86th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 87 minutes, Meng Ke successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Igor Ignazio kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. In the 93rd minute, one of La Maquina 9-12-18:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for La Maquina 9-12-18. The supporters of nRdLiFe booed when La Maquina 9-12-18 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joaquin Lopez didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 99th minute, Dündar Ozansu made a precise shot to the right of Jose Vimaro. La Maquina 9-12-18's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. Despite being the better team, nRdLiFe failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.