Official Cup

DEMIRHAN PARK
Spectators: 9400 (Terracing: 7050, Seating: 2162, VIP seats: 188) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bai Hong Ao took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ulu İcabi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Martin Markusson firmly grabbed it by the left post. When Greg Ciccaglione fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored New England Minas's protests and gave Greg Ciccaglione a yellow card for diving instead. Greg Ciccaglione kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Martin Markusson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gong Sha Zhou in the 10th minute of play. Martin Markusson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bai Hong Ao, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After 19 minutes of play, AC DeMiRHaN's Wen Nan Fan made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Martin Markusson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gong Sha Zhou hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. New England Minas's Martin Markusson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gong Sha Zhou in the 24th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bai Hong Ao in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Martin Markusson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wen Nan Fan in the 30th minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Martin Markusson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jon Negron kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 34 minutes into the game, when Greg Ciccaglione put in a rough tackle. In the 34th minute, one of New England Minas:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for New England Minas. Martin Markusson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gong Sha Zhou in the 37th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wen Nan Fan in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Martin Markusson saved New England Minas from getting behind. In the 40th minute Cory Kirkland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Demiralp Bintuğ saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the New England Minas defense, Gong Sha Zhou kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Martin Markusson. The New England Minas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Martin Markusson should have stopped the shot. New England Minas's Martin Markusson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save New England Minas from getting a goal against them. Martin Markusson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bai Hong Ao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as AC DeMiRHaN's Bai Hong Ao slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Martin Markusson. That made the score 3-2 after 47 minutes of play. 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.

Martin Markusson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gong Sha Zhou in the 54th minute of the match. In the 56th minute of the match, Cory Kirkland tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Demiralp Bintuğ saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 58th minute of the match New England Minas got a corner. AC DeMiRHaN's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dadá Ponta ran over to the corner to take the kick. Martin Markusson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wen Nan Fan, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 62nd minute Ulu İcabi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Markusson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. New England Minas's Martin Markusson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gong Sha Zhou in the 64th minute of play. Martin Markusson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bai Hong Ao went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. A collision led to New England Minas getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Rashad Velasquez hit a great ball. After 69 played minutes, AC DeMiRHaN's Gösta Junior shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Martin Markusson came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in AC DeMiRHaN reached it. In the 70th minute, Tanner Merrill hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Martin Markusson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wen Nan Fan in the 74th minute of play. Martin Markusson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wen Nan Fan in the 76th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gösta Junior in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Martin Markusson saved New England Minas from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wen Nan Fan in the 82nd minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Martin Markusson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wen Nan Fan in the 83rd minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Martin Markusson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, AC DeMiRHaN's Demiralp Bintuğ got control of the ball when Scottie Ciauri tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, AC DeMiRHaN's Bai Hong Ao got a free kick in the 85th minute. After 86 played minutes AC DeMiRHaN got a freekick which was hit by Gürhan Gemici. After 86 played minutes, New England Minas's Dadá Ponta shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Demiralp Bintuğ came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in New England Minas reached it. 89 minutes into the match, Bai Hong Ao notched a goal, 6-2, to the right of New England Minas's Martin Markusson. Martin Markusson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 92nd minute Bai Hong Ao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Markusson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mete Ferro struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Demiralp Bintuğ didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for New England Minas. When Jon Negron fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored New England Minas's protests and gave Jon Negron a yellow card for diving instead. In the 95th match minute, New England Minas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jon Negron to maneuver through the defense. Martin Markusson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gong Sha Zhou, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute.

There was no doubt that AC DeMiRHaN were the better team. AC DeMiRHaN's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.