Official Cup

ELLAND ROAD
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) ₳Ⱡ₳ł̇ɎɆ ₣₵'s Dobromir Nakoneczny 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. Kaplan were awarded a corner in the 5th minute after ₳Ⱡ₳ł̇ɎɆ ₣₵'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dércio Leitão took the corner. A very nice done corner allowed Luciano Victoro to score against Jacob Belém in ₳Ⱡ₳ł̇ɎɆ ₣₵'s goal. 1-0 after 6 minutes. Zeynel Tunçkılıç charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zeynel Tunçkılıç the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ren Zhi Ke could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Jacob Belém made a huge save. Emilian Martinez came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by ₳Ⱡ₳ł̇ɎɆ ₣₵'s Dobromir Nakoneczny. But to his dismay, Dobromir Nakoneczny quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Dobromir Nakoneczny's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emilian Martinez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Kaplan's goal looked a bit too open when Dobromir Nakoneczny came free, but Emilian Martinez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ₳Ⱡ₳ł̇ɎɆ ₣₵'s Jacob Belém played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pascual Burni in the 26th minute of play. If Dobromir Nakoneczny had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 40 played minutes Kaplan got a freekick which was hit by Baptiste Després. Jacob Belém was a little too slow when Ren Zhi Ke got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 42nd minute. The score was now 2-1. After having played for 45 minutes, Ren Zhi Ke managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kaplan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ren Zhi Ke was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kaplan's Baptiste Després got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

In the 51st match minute, ₳Ⱡ₳ł̇ɎɆ ₣₵ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeynel Tunçkılıç to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ren Zhi Ke in the 59th minute of play forced ₳Ⱡ₳ł̇ɎɆ ₣₵'s goalkeeper Jacob Belém to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kaplan's Emilian Martinez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dobromir Nakoneczny in the 62nd minute of play. In the 66th minute Luciano Victoro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacob Belém saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kaplan made a substitution. Teodosio Erramu replaced Pascual Burni. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by ₳Ⱡ₳ł̇ɎɆ ₣₵'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dércio Leitão was slow to take the kick. During this time Kaplan's players had a chance to rest. Dobromir Nakoneczny sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jacob Belém came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Kaplan's Damião Granja. But to his dismay, Damião Granja quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Emilian Martinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dobromir Nakoneczny, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dobromir Nakoneczny in the 84th minute of play forced Kaplan's goalkeeper Emilian Martinez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Kaplan booed when ₳Ⱡ₳ł̇ɎɆ ₣₵ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dobromir Nakoneczny didn't get a good kick on the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Kaplan had played much better football throughout.