Official Cup

TRNC FOOTBALL SDAT
Spectators: 4944 (Terracing: 3729, Seating: 1143, VIP seats: 72) 6 minutes into the game, Forest's Lorenzo Kellogg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Melikertes Siannas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 9th minute Dündar Aymaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melikertes Siannas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, TRNC FC's goal looked a bit too open when Camacho Santiago came free, but Melikertes Siannas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hakkı Devrim Tamerkin charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hakkı Devrim Tamerkin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 13th match minute, TRNC FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hakkı Devrim Tamerkin to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lorenzo Kellogg in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Melikertes Siannas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lorenzo Kellogg in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Melikertes Siannas saved TRNC FC from getting behind. In the 20th minute, Lorenzo Kellogg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Melikertes Siannas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 27 minutes into the game, Forest's Lorenzo Kellogg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Melikertes Siannas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tarcisio Neves in the 31st minute of play forced TRNC FC's goalkeeper Melikertes Siannas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Melikertes Siannas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lorenzo Kellogg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The corner ended in Giuseppe Xavier almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but TRNC FC's Melikertes Siannas did a great save. Melikertes Siannas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lorenzo Kellogg went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Lorenzo Kellogg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Melikertes Siannas was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. Forest's Camacho Santiago was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Melikertes Siannas in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 42 minutes into the match, Dündar Aymaz notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of TRNC FC's Melikertes Siannas. Melikertes Siannas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Wu Jian Hong got a throw-in 46 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Hyllos Tassioglou. After 47 played minutes Forest got a freekick which was hit by Lorenzo Kellogg. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

54 minutes into the game, Forest's Lorenzo Kellogg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Melikertes Siannas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. Lorenzo Kellogg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Melikertes Siannas having to make a save. Melikertes Siannas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lorenzo Kellogg went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. After 63 minutes of play, Forest's Lorenzo Kellogg made it 0-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Melikertes Siannas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Through an outstanding action, after 67 minutes, Melikertes Siannas successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Panos Atsidakos made in the 70th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Hyllos Tassioglou. Jeferson Toledo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Plouton Theodoratos, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. TRNC FC were awarded a corner in the 74th minute after Forest's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hyllos Tassioglou took the corner. Hyllos Tassioglou made a great header on TRNC FC's corner, it was just that Forest's Jeferson Toledo managed to reach the ball for a save. After 74 played minutes Forest got a freekick which was hit by Willian Secco. 77 minutes into the match, Lorenzo Kellogg dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Melikertes Siannas, 0-9. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erich Fried in the 82nd minute of play forced Forest's goalkeeper Jeferson Toledo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in TRNC FC's zone, Lorenzo Kellogg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Melikertes Siannas came out of the goal and Lorenzo Kellogg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 88 minutes, Lorenzo Kellogg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Forest's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lorenzo Kellogg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 93 minutes into the match, Lorenzo Kellogg notched a goal, 0-10, to the right of TRNC FC's Melikertes Siannas. Melikertes Siannas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

The Forest supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Forest would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.