Official Cup

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Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Benedicto Bihar kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute Ahmet Paşa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Batıkan Muhsin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kurtuluş Senih made in the 10th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by April 25 SC's Tomás Franco. 13 minutes into the game, Ahmet Paşa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Batıkan Muhsin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cordario Encina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benedicto Bihar in the 19th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the game, 林梁源 threw the ball into play from the sideline. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Bernardo Sasso quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Cordario Encina came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Benedicto Bihar. But to his dismay, Benedicto Bihar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. In the 27th minute, Ahmet Paşa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The April 25 SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. In the 37th minute, Kurtuluş Senih reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cordario Encina. The goal made the score 2-3. Ahmet Kutsi Hanbeyi hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. In the 43rd minute, Ahmet Paşa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The April 25 SC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. 47 minutes into the match, Seçkin Öksüzoğlu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cordario Encina. April 25 SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Seçkin Öksüzoğlu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-4. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 3-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ahmet Kutsi Hanbeyi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rdth minute of the game Ahmet Paşa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Batıkan Muhsin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cordario Encina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benedicto Bihar, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. April 25 SC made a substitution. Long Dong replaced Kucandana Fastergaard. April 25 SC made a substitution. José Rivera replaced Ahmet Paşa. Cordario Encina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benedicto Bihar in the 60th minute of the match. A throw-in in the 63rd minute of the game was made by Bernardo Sasso with Robustiano Eron as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 64th minute, 林梁源 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cordario Encina stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benedicto Bihar's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. 78 minutes into the match, Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's goalkeeper Batıkan Muhsin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by José Rivera. Cordario Encina stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benedicto Bihar's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. In the 85th minute, Benedicto Bihar 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. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Aykut Canel was substituted for Benedicto Bihar. In the 89th minute Lorenzo James shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cordario Encina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Seçkin Öksüzoğlu in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye April 25 SC's goalie prevented a goal. After 94 played minutes Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC got a freekick which was hit by Robustiano Eron. 96 minutes into the match, April 25 SC's goal looked a bit too open when Aykut Canel came free, but Cordario Encina reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. April 25 SC were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's much stronger midfield.