Official Cup

Arena Saikô
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) When Emanuel Steriopol fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Saiko FC's protests and gave Emanuel Steriopol a yellow card for diving instead. After a defensive mix-up in Saiko FC's zone, Lv Lei stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zé Sabóia came out of the goal and Lv Lei tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A sloppy throw-in by Josué Gonçalves in the 7th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by KOO Tigers's Ozan Candar. In the 8thth minute of the game Lv Lei who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Saiko FC's Zé Sabóia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Gabriel Bati notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of KOO Tigers's Halil Utku Evvah. Halil Utku Evvah was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. KOO Tigers's John Lim quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Emanuel Steriopol, made in the 17th minute of the game. A collision led to KOO Tigers getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Hilmi Onursan hit a great ball. Zé Sabóia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lv Lei's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lv Lei in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zé Sabóia saved Saiko FC from getting behind. KOO Tigers's Halil Utku Evvah proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save KOO Tigers from getting a goal against them. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Saiko FC's goalkeeper Zé Sabóia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 31st minute of the match KOO Tigers got a corner. Saiko FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hilmi Onursan ran over to the corner to take the kick. Halil Utku Evvah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Josué Gonçalves, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. When KOO Tigers's Lv Lei in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Saiko FC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lv Lei in the 44th minute of play forced Saiko FC's goalkeeper Zé Sabóia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eliseu Fonseca to make the kick off. If Lv Lei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Saiko FC booed when KOO Tigers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ozan Candar didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 57th minute Eliseu Fonseca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Halil Utku Evvah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Lv Lei left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The KOO Tigers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. KOO Tigers made a substitution. Désiré Kaká replaced Meriç Baytekin. An unexpected shot in the 67th minute by Désiré Kaká got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After a rather tough play, Saiko FC's Emanuel Steriopol got a free kick in the 69th minute. Lv Lei in the 70thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Zé Sabóia, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Lv Lei's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zé Sabóia read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. Walmir Garcia charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Walmir Garcia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 73 played minutes Saiko FC got a freekick which was hit by Walmir Garcia. In the 75th minute KOO Tigers were awarded a corner. Hilmi Onursan went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Désiré Kaká managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 77 minutes into the match, Saiko FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lv Lei came free, but Zé Sabóia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emanuel Steriopol made in the 79th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by KOO Tigers's John Lim. With a little luck, Saiko FC's Zé Sabóia got control of the ball when Lv Lei tried to sneak it across the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Lv Lei had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zé Sabóia. Saiko FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lv Lei was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Lv Lei did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-3 to the left of a surprised Zé Sabóia 86 minutes into the match. Emanuel Steriopol made in the 92nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by KOO Tigers's Hilmi Onursan. 93 minutes into the match, KOO Tigers's Lv Lei sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zé Sabóia narrowly saved just below the crossbar. KOO Tigers's Halil Utku Evvah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseu Fonseca in the 94th minute of play. In the 95th minute, Ozan Candar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.