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Ingatestone Park
Spectators: 10925 (Terracing: 8195, Seating: 2512, VIP seats: 218) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Müfit Ulusan made the kick off which started today's match. Riad Abol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Müfit Ulusan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Cheng Hong made a huge save. Cheng Hong didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paolo Vachon went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. When Abdulvahit Doğanten came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Ingatestone 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 Abdulvahit Doğanten couldn't finish the play. 17 minutes into the game, Elliot Smed was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ingatestone's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ the free kick. After 19 played minutes Ingatestone got a freekick which was hit by Elliot Smed. Cheng Hong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdulvahit Doğanten, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 34th minute Ingatestone were awarded a corner. Esmael Al Hashash went to the cornerflag to take it. After a defensive mix-up in Ingatestone's zone, Riad Abol stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Riad Bahroh came out of the goal and Riad Abol tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abdul Rahman Al Sallal's late challenge caught a Ingatestone's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abdul Rahman Al Sallal helped the player get up and apologised. After 43 played minutes Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ got a freekick which was hit by Abdul Rahman Al Sallal. After 44 minutes, Mubarek Al Saleh mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ and the Ingatestone players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mubarek Al Saleh hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ's Cheng Hong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustl DuLin in the 45th minute of play. Müfit Ulusan charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Müfit Ulusan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 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 1-0.

After 53 minutes of play, Ingatestone's Gustl DuLin made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cheng Hong was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cheng Hong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustl DuLin in the 57th minute of play. Paolo Vachon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Cheng Hong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ's Faleh Al Ansari got a free kick in the 59th minute. If Abdulvahit Doğanten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 67 minutes into the match, Abdulvahit Doğanten had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cheng Hong. Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abdulvahit Doğanten was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Cheng Hong didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Müfit Ulusan went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Cheng Hong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdulvahit Doğanten, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. When the match clock showed 73 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Gustl DuLin sped through Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Cheng Hong. Cheng Hong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Müfit Ulusan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Müfit Ulusan in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cheng Hong saved Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ from getting behind. Müfit Ulusan took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cheng Hong. Cheng Hong dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Cheng Hong didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abdulvahit Doğanten went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. 94 minutes into the match, Abdulvahit Doğanten notched a goal, 8-0, to the right of Fan Cup FC - ⓈⒶⒻⒻ's Cheng Hong. Cheng Hong was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Ingatestone had played much better football throughout.