Official Cup

Lions Arena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Vedat Arslanoğlu started the match with the kick off. Dale Whittingham recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Through an outstanding action, after 11 minutes, Vince Lambley successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Artaç Ünsan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Vince Lambley made a huge save. 14 minutes into the match, Stuart Toulson notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Lions Of Turks's Arif Burak Erengüç. Arif Burak Erengüç was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Dominic Piercy managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC KAKAROTTO DYNÓW's supporters rose to their feet, but Dominic Piercy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arif Burak Erengüç breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 21st minute Ashley Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arif Burak Erengüç saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 25 minutes, Vince Lambley successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 28th minute, Namık Hafız ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vince Lambley was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. If Stuart Toulson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 35 played minutes FC KAKAROTTO DYNÓW got a freekick which was hit by Hayden Merris. Bican Özgunay struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Vince Lambley didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lions Of Turks. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vedat Arslanoğlu in the 38th minute of play forced FC KAKAROTTO DYNÓW's goalkeeper Vince Lambley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vince Lambley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vedat Arslanoğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dale Whittingham hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. FC KAKAROTTO DYNÓW's Vince Lambley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vedat Arslanoğlu in the 46th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dominic Piercy stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Vince Lambley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artaç Ünsan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Dominic Piercy sped through Lions Of Turks's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Arif Burak Erengüç. Vince Lambley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İlhami Özselen, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Arif Burak Erengüç stood somewhat misplaced when Ashley Byrne came free in front of goal and shot 1-3 to the left of him in the 61 minute. After a rather tough play, Lions Of Turks's Vedat Arslanoğlu got a free kick in the 64th minute. Arif Burak Erengüç made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ashley Byrne in the 67th minute of play. İlhami Özselen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Vince Lambley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 74 minutes, Stuart Toulson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC KAKAROTTO DYNÓW and the Lions Of Turks players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Lions Of Turks getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. İlhami Özselen hit a great ball. FC KAKAROTTO DYNÓW's Vince Lambley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by İlhami Özselen in the 80th minute of play. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC KAKAROTTO DYNÓW's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bican Özgunay was slow to take the kick. During this time Lions Of Turks's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Lions Of Turks's Vedat Arslanoğlu to fire away a dangerous shot which Vince Lambley despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. A collision led to FC KAKAROTTO DYNÓW getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Stuart Toulson hit a great ball. Vince Lambley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bican Özgunay, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Vince Lambley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vedat Arslanoğlu in the 89th minute of play. After 90 minutes of play, Lions Of Turks's Artaç Ünsan made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vince Lambley was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 96th minute of the match Lions Of Turks got a corner. FC KAKAROTTO DYNÓW's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Bican Özgunay ran over to the corner to take the kick. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. FC KAKAROTTO DYNÓW walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.