Official Cup

Diego Armando Camp
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Baki Yenay struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Ramiro Nicholas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for STARS TEAM. An unexpectedly hard shot by Akın Dalan in the 6th minute of play forced Barrilete Cósmico FC's goalkeeper Ramiro Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. STARS TEAM's Ateş Rahim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martín Ibrahimovic in the 11th minute of play. After 11 played minutes Barrilete Cósmico FC got a freekick which was hit by Alex Caniggia. 12 minutes into the game, STARS TEAM's Talha Ülken nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ramiro Nicholas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 15 minutes into the match, Akın Dalan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ramiro Nicholas. Barrilete Cósmico FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Akın Dalan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The throw-in from Yunus Kaçan in the 24th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Barrilete Cósmico FC's Isidro Gentza. 26 minutes into the match, STARS TEAM's goalkeeper Ateş Rahim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martín Ibrahimovic. When %teams%'s Martín Ibrahimovic was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-2 just inside the left pole, 29 minutes into the game. Ateş Rahim was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. Talha Ülken sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 39th minute, Martín Ibrahimovic got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Emanuel Cisco kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. In the 46th match minute, Barrilete Cósmico FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Cisco to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Barrilete Cósmico FC's zone, Güral Usalan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ramiro Nicholas came out of the goal and Güral Usalan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Barrilete Cósmico FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. STARS TEAM were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Talha Ülken to make the kick off. Baki Yenay blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ramiro Nicholas having to make a save. Ateş Rahim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martín Ibrahimovic in the 54th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, STARS TEAM's Gürel Çelikhan got a free kick in the 55th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Barrilete Cósmico FC's goalkeeper Ramiro Nicholas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Baki Yenay. The audience was convinced that Ciriaco Vito's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ateş Rahim was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. In the 66th minute, Talha Ülken fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Ramiro Nicholas, passed just outside the right post. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Baki Yenay managed to get in a good position for a shot. STARS TEAM's supporters rose to their feet, but Baki Yenay was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ramiro Nicholas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 71st minute, Akın Dalan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The STARS TEAM fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. In the 78th minute, Baki Yenay ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ramiro Nicholas was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. When Martín Ibrahimovic came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Barrilete Cósmico FC 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 Martín Ibrahimovic couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in STARS TEAM's zone, Martín Ibrahimovic stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ateş Rahim came out of the goal and Martín Ibrahimovic tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. STARS TEAM's Akın Dalan got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.