Official Cup

Patissia Arena
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iulian Doinaș took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodor Romeo in the 6th minute of play forced KOCAELİSPOR's goalkeeper Arif Burak Çimen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute of the match Kamer Şensal shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cristian Nicolescu showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Altan Toygun struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Cristian Nicolescu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KOCAELİSPOR. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sümer Ruşen in the 21st minute of play forced Paralia Athens's goalkeeper Cristian Nicolescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Petre Maghiran made a precise shot to the right of Arif Burak Çimen. KOCAELİSPOR's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. After some careless play in the KOCAELİSPOR defense, Petre Maghiran kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arif Burak Çimen. The KOCAELİSPOR fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arif Burak Çimen should have stopped the shot. When Petre Maghiran came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Paralia Athens 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 Petre Maghiran couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Altan Toygun in the 47th minute of play forced Paralia Athens's goalkeeper Cristian Nicolescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.

Mircea Robu lost his temper 52 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 57 minutes into the match, Altan Toygun notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Paralia Athens's Cristian Nicolescu. Cristian Nicolescu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Paralia Athens's goalkeeper Cristian Nicolescu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Paralia Athens getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Iulian Doinaș hit a great ball. KOCAELİSPOR made a substitution. Zekai Hallaç replaced Arslan Kamran. After a rather tough play, KOCAELİSPOR's Aral Yalın got a free kick in the 71st minute. Iordache Ţugui hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Sümer Ruşen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Cristian Nicolescu made a huge save. A collision led to Paralia Athens getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Manuel Marghescu hit a great ball. The supporters of KOCAELİSPOR booed when Paralia Athens was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manuel Marghescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sümer Ruşen got free with Cristian Nicolescu in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Petre Maghiran in the 89th minute of play forced KOCAELİSPOR's goalkeeper Arif Burak Çimen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sümer Ruşen got free with Cristian Nicolescu in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kahraman Erendiz hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match.