Official Cup

AVTK ARENA
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Isidoro Beltran took the kick off in the first half of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as AVTK's Stasio Mbappè slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pepe Santoro. That made the score 1-0 after 5 minutes of play. A collision led to Independiente getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Florentino Inge hit a great ball. In the 10th minute Stasio Mbappè shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pepe Santoro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute Isidoro Beltran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cesário Santiago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Stasio Mbappè managed to get in a good position for a shot. AVTK's supporters rose to their feet, but Stasio Mbappè was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pepe Santoro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stasio Mbappè in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pepe Santoro saved Independiente from getting behind. AVTK's Cesário Santiago played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidoro Beltran in the 22nd minute of play. If Stasio Mbappè had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pepe Santoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stasio Mbappè in the 30th minute of play. 30 minutes into the game, Stasio Mbappè cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Pepe Santoro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 35 minutes into the match, AVTK's goal looked a bit too open when Sören Bengtsson came free, but Cesário Santiago reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pepe Santoro made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Stasio Mbappè sent off a good shot on target. In the 39th minute Stasio Mbappè shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pepe Santoro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pepe Santoro was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Stasio Mbappè showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 40 minute of play. After some careless play in the Independiente defense, Stasio Mbappè kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pepe Santoro. The Independiente fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pepe Santoro should have stopped the shot. Pepe Santoro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stasio Mbappè's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. AVTK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Oktay Nebahattin in the 48th minute. It was a well-played corner which Sandro do Nascimento managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Stasio Mbappè made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Independiente's zone, Stasio Mbappè stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pepe Santoro came out of the goal and Stasio Mbappè tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pepe Santoro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stasio Mbappè, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AVTK were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after Independiente's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Oktay Nebahattin took the corner. Rafettin Yaşam made a great header on AVTK's corner, it was just that Independiente's Pepe Santoro managed to reach the ball for a save. Stasio Mbappè struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Pepe Santoro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AVTK. Pepe Santoro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stasio Mbappè, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute, Jorg Pieters reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cesário Santiago. The goal made the score 5-2. When the match clock showed 75 minutes, the score became 6-2 when Stasio Mbappè sped through Independiente's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pepe Santoro. The audience was convinced that Sören Bengtsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cesário Santiago was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, AVTK's Oktay Nebahattin got a free kick in the 87th minute. Pepe Santoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stasio Mbappè, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. 97 minutes into the match, AVTK's goal looked a bit too open when Sören Bengtsson came free, but Cesário Santiago reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee blew the final whistle, AVTK could leave the field as winners, despite Independiente having more of the ball for most of the match.