Official Cup

Mandrake FC Stadium
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Atilla Açıkalın started the match with the kick off. Reno Idiaquez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Atilla Açıkalın, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 6 played minutes Mandrake fc got a freekick which was hit by Anibal Molina. In the 12th minute Ebardo Romero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Batıkan Muhsin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Batıkan Muhsin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rubim Peralta in the 13th minute of play. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Batıkan Muhsin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC from getting a goal against them. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Du Feng Kun 16 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Atilla Açıkalın in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Reno Idiaquez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 33 minutes of play, Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Atilla Açıkalın made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Reno Idiaquez was left in no man's land by his defense there! Atilla Açıkalın received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Reno Idiaquez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 37th minute, Mandrake fc's Du Feng Kun ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Batıkan Muhsin. Batıkan Muhsin yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. 40 minutes into the match, Mandrake fc's Du Feng Kun sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Batıkan Muhsin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ebardo Romero who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 43rdth minute tested the skills of Batıkan Muhsin when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A collision led to Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Kurtuluş Senih hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ken Weynants in the 47th minute of play forced Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's goalkeeper Batıkan Muhsin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rubim Peralta to make the kick off. Batıkan Muhsin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rubim Peralta, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Batıkan Muhsin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ebardo Romero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Mandrake fc defense, Atilla Açıkalın kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Reno Idiaquez. The Mandrake fc fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Reno Idiaquez should have stopped the shot. Reno Idiaquez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Napoleon Podolski in the 63rd minute. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hasan Tahsin Polatalp in the 64th minute. After 66 played minutes Mandrake fc got a freekick which was hit by Anibal Molina. Batıkan Muhsin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ebardo Romero in the 71st minute of play. Batıkan Muhsin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Du Feng Kun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes into the match, Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rubim Peralta came free, but Batıkan Muhsin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Batıkan Muhsin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Du Feng Kun in the 81st minute of play. Reno Idiaquez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Atilla Açıkalın, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Rubim Peralta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mandrake fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Rubim Peralta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Batıkan Muhsin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC made a substitution. Kasper Häll replaced Ulf Bokelund. A collision led to Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Man Tas hit a great ball. Batıkan Muhsin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Du Feng Kun, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. In the 91st match minute, Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Man Tas to maneuver through the defense. Batıkan Muhsin came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by Mandrake fc's Barto Radaban. But to his dismay, Barto Radaban quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. For all the effort they put into the match, the Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Mandrake fc.