Official Cup

Togashi Arena
Spectators: 167 (Terracing: 126, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Altan Işınsu kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Esteban Indar during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 2nd match minute, Dragons AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esteban Indar to maneuver through the defense. 8 minutes into the match, Dragons AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Orhun Akbel came free, but Feliciano Raphael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Abidin Vahap got control of the ball when Florentino Isadore tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 19th minute, Altan Işınsu made a precise shot to the right of Feliciano Raphael. Dragons AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Feliciano Raphael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Altan Işınsu in the 22nd minute of the match. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Abidin Vahap played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Placido Dominix in the 28th minute of play. Cihan De Bruyne charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cihan De Bruyne the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Cihan De Bruyne hit a great ball. In the 35th match minute, Dragons AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isaac Vedillo to maneuver through the defense. When Altan Işınsu came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Altan Işınsu couldn't finish the play. Dragons AFC's Feliciano Raphael played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orhun Akbel in the 38th minute of play. Robustiano Gonzalez hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. After the first half ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Placido Dominix to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute Placido Dominix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abidin Vahap saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, Dragons AFC's goalkeeper Feliciano Raphael had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Orhun Akbel. After 57 played minutes Dragons AFC got a freekick which was hit by Isaac Vedillo. In the 59th minute Orhun Akbel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Feliciano Raphael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute of the match ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► got a corner. Dragons AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Utkan Aktaşlı ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 63 minutes ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Baltasar Jon who took care of the corner kick. Baltasar Jon made a great header on Dragons AFC's corner, it was just that ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Abidin Vahap managed to reach the ball for a save. Celso Abaunza kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Dragons AFC's Feliciano Raphael proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Dragons AFC from getting a goal against them. Feliciano Raphael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Altan Işınsu in the 83rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Dragons AFC's Robustiano Gonzalez got a free kick in the 92nd minute. In the 94th minute, Alberto Weterio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.