Official Cup

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Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tales Machado got the match started through his kick off. Nando Muslera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christoforos Manousopoulos's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. After a rather tough play, VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL's Ulaş Balaban got a free kick in the 4th minute. After 4 minutes of play, NIKE Academy's Christoforos Manousopoulos made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nando Muslera was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nando Muslera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Van Der Taelen, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. The audience was convinced that Christoforos Manousopoulos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nando Muslera was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Nando Muslera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Van Der Taelen in the 12th minute of play. Oskar Lägdin scored 0-2 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nando Muslera, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL booed when NIKE Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anton Martinsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kylan Mbappè who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 17thth minute tested the skills of Ola Wall when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Nando Muslera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christoforos Manousopoulos in the 18th minute of the match. Çağan Demirman hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. The NIKE Academy fans' excitement grew in the 23rd match minute when NIKE Academy's Christoforos Manousopoulos looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience was convinced that Christoforos Manousopoulos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nando Muslera was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 28 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Christoforos Manousopoulos sped through VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Nando Muslera. VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL were furious when Sinan Erzincanlı was red carded, 33 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 32nd minute, one of VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL: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 VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL. The audience was convinced that Christoforos Manousopoulos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nando Muslera was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Nando Muslera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christoforos Manousopoulos in the 39th minute of play. NIKE Academy made a substitution. Blagojče Michalashvili replaced Gogo Cevallos. Mithat Adıvar hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Nando Muslera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christoforos Manousopoulos in the 42nd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christoforos Manousopoulos in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nando Muslera saved VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL from getting behind. In the 46thth minute of the game Christoforos Manousopoulos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL's Nando Muslera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After the first half NIKE Academy were leading 0-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christoforos Manousopoulos in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nando Muslera saved VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tales Machado in the 61st minute of play forced NIKE Academy's goalkeeper Ola Wall to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. NIKE Academy were awarded a corner in the 67th minute after VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Oskar Lägdin took the corner. The corner led NIKE Academy's Oskar Lägdin to fire away a dangerous shot which Nando Muslera despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 69 minutes into the match, VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL's goalkeeper Nando Muslera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christoforos Manousopoulos. With his leg Nando Muslera managed to avoid a goal in the 73rdth minute, when NIKE Academy's Christoforos Manousopoulos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The NIKE Academy fans' excitement grew in the 74th match minute when NIKE Academy's Christoforos Manousopoulos looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-8 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. NIKE Academy's Starri Pramer was substituted for Marcus-Vinícius Franceschini. 85 minutes into the game, VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL's Ulaş Balaban nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ola Wall made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-9. In the 89th minute, Thomas Termander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot 94 in the game by Christoforos Manousopoulos from a close distance when the talented Nando Muslera managed to make a qualified save. VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL's players were relieved. Christoforos Manousopoulos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Nando Muslera made a huge save. In the 96th match minute, VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nazil Tokcan to maneuver through the defense. In the 97th minute of the match Oskar Lägdin shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nando Muslera showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. NIKE Academy walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.