Official Cup

Arena Ximbocú
Spectators: 525 (Terracing: 394, Seating: 121, VIP seats: 10) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ezequiel Pereira made the kick off which started today's match. Daniel Anaya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bogumil Pochorylo in the 6th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Lions Of Turks's goalkeeper Fuat Bayraktaroğlu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kerimhan Özonder. Lobo Guará's Daniel Anaya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mirza Akdemir in the 14th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Lobo Guará's goal looked a bit too open when Bogumil Pochorylo came free, but Daniel Anaya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lobo Guará's Daniel Anaya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dilaver Tokuzer in the 19th minute of play. In the 20th match minute, Lobo Guará was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sandrinho Machado to maneuver through the defense. Lobo Guará's Daniel Anaya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qiao Hong Yi in the 21st minute of play. When Berker Başhekim fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lobo Guará's protests and gave Berker Başhekim a yellow card for diving instead. In the 22nd minute, Berker Başhekim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 28 minutes into the match, Lobo Guará's Ezequiel Pereira sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fuat Bayraktaroğlu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Lobo Guará's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nando Barbosa in the 29th minute. Lobo Guará's Nando Barbosa was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Fuat Bayraktaroğlu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Lions Of Turks's Fuat Bayraktaroğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ezequiel Pereira in the 31st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ezequiel Pereira got free with Fuat Bayraktaroğlu in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the Lions Of Turks defense, Ezequiel Pereira kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fuat Bayraktaroğlu. The Lions Of Turks fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fuat Bayraktaroğlu should have stopped the shot. Ezequiel Pereira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 44th minute of the match Lobo Guará got a corner. Lions Of Turks's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nando Barbosa ran over to the corner to take the kick. Willian Caca-Rato was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bogumil Pochorylo to strike the kick off in the second half. Fuat Bayraktaroğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ezequiel Pereira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bogumil Pochorylo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Daniel Anaya read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. Fuat Bayraktaroğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ezequiel Pereira, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Ezequiel Pereira scored 2-1 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fuat Bayraktaroğlu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ezequiel Pereira in the 66th minute of play forced Lions Of Turks's goalkeeper Fuat Bayraktaroğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lobo Guará made a substitution. Aykut Adar replaced Willian Caca-Rato. Lobo Guará's Ciro de Moraes was substituted for Ezequiel Pereira. 70 minutes into the game, Rodolfo Soares threw the ball into play from the sideline. Lions Of Turks's Jason Denayer quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Fuat Bayraktaroğlu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ciro de Moraes's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. Glauco Tasso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Fuat Bayraktaroğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A sloppy throw-in by Cheikh Ober in the 76th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Lobo Guará's Berker Başhekim. If Ciro de Moraes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Fuat Bayraktaroğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciro de Moraes in the 80th minute of play. Ciro de Moraes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Berker Başhekim in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fuat Bayraktaroğlu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Lobo Guará's Glauco Tasso got a free kick in the 89th minute. 93 minutes into the match, Ciro de Moraes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fuat Bayraktaroğlu. Lions Of Turks's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ciro de Moraes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. After a rather tough play, Lions Of Turks's Cheikh Ober got a free kick in the 96th minute.

Lobo Guará were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Lions Of Turks for a fine match.