Official Cup

CAN ERZURUM ARENA
Spectators: 2486 (Terracing: 1866, Seating: 571, VIP seats: 49) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sven-Olof Vestlund got the match started through his kick off. Gu Guang Cheng's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Joar Scheie read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. Joar Scheie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gu Guang Cheng, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Gu Guang Cheng took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Joar Scheie. Joar Scheie dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gu Guang Cheng in the 24th minute of play forced CAN ERZURUM's goalkeeper Joar Scheie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes into the match, CAN ERZURUM's goal looked a bit too open when Gu Guang Cheng came free, but Joar Scheie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hüsrev Özyay in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Wojciech Duda saved Los Hermanos CIMZ from getting behind. Sven-Olof Vestlund recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mehmet Şefik Karadağ sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Los Hermanos CIMZ's Ernesto Bittencourt got a free kick in the 42nd minute. In the 44th minute, Latif Baltacı hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 45th minute, CAN ERZURUM's Mehmet Poyraz seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Mehmet Poyraz the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of CAN ERZURUM protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Mehmet Poyraz had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. CAN ERZURUM made a substitution. Roberto-Carlos Maldini replaced Pan Wei Quan. Mehmet Poyraz kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. It was beautiful to see Los Hermanos CIMZ's Frank Pinho in action when he in the 48th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gu Guang Cheng stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Hüsrev Özyay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Los Hermanos CIMZ's Gu Guang Cheng got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 65 minutes, Baba Popescu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CAN ERZURUM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Baba Popescu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ismael Pitta came free with the goalkeeper in the 72nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Joar Scheie could save by the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as Ismael Pitta kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Joar Scheie. That made the score 0-2 in the 76 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gu Guang Cheng in the 83rd minute of play forced CAN ERZURUM's goalkeeper Joar Scheie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gu Guang Cheng fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joar Scheie having to interfere. He Ang Hong hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. With a little luck, CAN ERZURUM's Joar Scheie got control of the ball when Gu Guang Cheng tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 96th minute of the match Los Hermanos CIMZ got a corner. CAN ERZURUM's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ernesto Bittencourt ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Los Hermanos CIMZ's Ernesto Bittencourt to fire away a dangerous shot which Joar Scheie despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball.

When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Los Hermanos CIMZ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.