Official Cup

KOMPLEK DUTA KRANJI
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Gofar Pohan made the kick off and thus started the match. Benedicto Bihar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee felt a red card was in order, 11 minutes into the game, when Muammer Oytun put in a rough tackle. Kranji Crunchy's Piet Karnawan was substituted for Filip Barbosu. In the 16th minute of the match, Jojon Sopandi got a very nice opportunity to score, but Batıkan Muhsin was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Benedicto Bihar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Benedicto Bihar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aras Sophian breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Seçkin Öksüzoğlu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Aras Sophian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Robustiano Eron managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Lu Lei Fan in the 25 minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Benedicto Bihar in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aras Sophian prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kranji Crunchy's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Seçkin Öksüzoğlu was slow to take the kick. During this time Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's corner Mustafa İzzet Hazer fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Aras Sophian quite easily take care of the ball. In the 28th minute, Mustafa İzzet Hazer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 39th minute Benedicto Bihar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aras Sophian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benedicto Bihar to make the kick off. In the 57th match minute, Kranji Crunchy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bule Amin to maneuver through the defense. In the 59th minute, Benedicto Bihar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aras Sophian was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Batıkan Muhsin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gofar Pohan in the 68th minute of play. In the 69th minute Benedicto Bihar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aras Sophian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benedicto Bihar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kranji Crunchy made a substitution. Demas Tarusbawa replaced Bule Amin. Jojon Sopandi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Batıkan Muhsin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Lorenzo James was substituted for Seçkin Öksüzoğlu. 90 minutes into the match, Kranji Crunchy's goal looked a bit too open when Benedicto Bihar came free, but Aras Sophian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kranji Crunchy's goalkeeper Aras Sophian, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Batıkan Muhsin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gofar Pohan in the 96th minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Kranji Crunchy lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.