Official Cup

Carlos Cuomo
Spectators: 11000 (Terracing: 8250, Seating: 2530, VIP seats: 220) Tadeo Lesardo made the kick off and thus started the match. Tadeo Lesardo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kryspin Cupial read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Arif Nihat Yıldıray made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Junior Quintana in the 5th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Cosa nostra Lyon's goalkeeper Kryspin Cupial had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tadeo Lesardo. A collision led to Estación Q. getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Nils-Erik Kellman hit a great ball. 9 minutes in the game Mehmet Çağrı Hadi did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Dinaras Stanaitis. In the 12th minute, Uwe Birmes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arif Nihat Yıldıray was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Arif Nihat Yıldıray showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uwe Birmes in the 16th minute of the match. Tadeo Lesardo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Kryspin Cupial made a huge save. After 21 played minutes Cosa nostra Lyon got a freekick which was hit by Félicien Boidin. Arif Nihat Yıldıray took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Félicien Boidin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Estación Q.'s Tadeo Lesardo in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cosa nostra Lyon's goalie prevented a goal. In the 28th minute of the match Estación Q. got a corner. Cosa nostra Lyon's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Virgilio Maraman ran over to the corner to take the kick. If Hector Abadia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Tadeo Lesardo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kryspin Cupial was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. In the 32nd minute Félicien Boidin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arif Nihat Yıldıray saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arif Nihat Yıldıray made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Junior Quintana in the 36th minute of play. After 37 minutes of play, Estación Q.'s Tadeo Lesardo made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kryspin Cupial was left in no man's land by his defense there! Arif Nihat Yıldıray took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Félicien Boidin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arif Nihat Yıldıray showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Junior Quintana in the 42nd minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Junior Quintana stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Arif Nihat Yıldıray made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Félicien Boidin in the 54th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Paulinho Gonçalves had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kryspin Cupial. Cosa nostra Lyon's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paulinho Gonçalves was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Cosa nostra Lyon's Best Jesus was substituted for Joe Plantin. Estación Q.'s Arif Nihat Yıldıray played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Uwe Birmes in the 66th minute of play. Estación Q.'s Aurelio Mincho was substituted for Ziya Özcakir. Cosa nostra Lyon's Horia Şuplăcan was substituted for Uwe Birmes. Dinaras Stanaitis got a throw-in 68 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Junior Quintana. Arif Nihat Yıldıray made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when 高川永 sent off a good shot on target. A throw-in in the 76th minute of the game was made by Mehmet Çağrı Hadi with Dinaras Stanaitis as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 78 minutes into the match, Cosa nostra Lyon's goal looked a bit too open when Rainer Nõmmeots came free, but Kryspin Cupial reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Estación Q.'s Rainer Nõmmeots in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cosa nostra Lyon's goalie prevented a goal. Horia Şuplăcan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Arif Nihat Yıldıray made a huge save. Junior Quintana took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arif Nihat Yıldıray. Arif Nihat Yıldıray dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2.

The Estación Q. players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.