Official Cup

ZENO ARENA
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) ZENO's Utku Talha started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Harry Cool's La 杨晨 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Franz Kafka narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by La 杨晨 in the 7th minute of play forced ZENO's goalkeeper Franz Kafka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bryant King took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from John Steinbeck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rusty Crawford's late challenge caught a ZENO's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rusty Crawford helped the player get up and apologised. In the 21st minute Rusty Crawford shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franz Kafka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Harry Cool's Bryant King played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by John Steinbeck in the 22nd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling La 杨晨 in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Franz Kafka prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 28th minute of the match, John Steinbeck tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Bryant King saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Franz Kafka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from La 杨晨, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Bryant King didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mikail Afacan went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. ZENO's Franz Kafka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by La 杨晨 in the 35th minute of play. Mikail Afacan struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Bryant King didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ZENO. La 杨晨 struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Franz Kafka didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Harry Cool. La 杨晨 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Franz Kafka having to make a save. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when La 杨晨 stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikail Afacan in the 54th minute of play forced Harry Cool's goalkeeper Bryant King to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bryant King took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikail Afacan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bryant King took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baskın Üstünbay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by La 杨晨 in the 68th minute of play forced ZENO's goalkeeper Franz Kafka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Atabek Oyhan charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Atabek Oyhan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Harry Cool made a substitution. Jacobs Kuskoff replaced Dean Thomas. Atabek Oyhan hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute, 盛世 Bati fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 73 minutes into the match, ZENO's goalkeeper Franz Kafka had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 盛世 Bati. In the 74th minute Harry Cool were awarded a corner. Gürhan Sarıoğlu went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Gürhan Sarıoğlu got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Franz Kafka quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience was convinced that 盛世 Bati's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Franz Kafka was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. In the 78th minute, 盛世 Bati ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Franz Kafka was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, 盛世 Bati took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Franz Kafka to make any attempt to save it. The supporters of ZENO booed when Harry Cool was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marc Strasdeit didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 95 minutes, the score became 1-3 when 盛世 Bati sped through ZENO's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Franz Kafka. The Harry Cool players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.