Official Cup

HULKAS ARENA
Spectators: 178 (Terracing: 134, Seating: 41, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andrzej Zapolski took the kick off in the first half of the match. Namık Tümer made in the 2nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Pontus Granlund however managed to control. Recep Tayyip Yürüker came free with the goalkeeper in the 4th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Lu Zhen Sheng could save by the left post. If Engin Akbatu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, DREAM TEAM WORLD's Lu Zhen Sheng got control of the ball when Recep Tayyip Yürüker tried to sneak it across the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, - HULKAS -'s goal looked a bit too open when Andrzej Zapolski came free, but Ke Qi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rômulo Custódio hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. In the 11th minute of the match Pontus Granlund sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lu Zhen Sheng skillfully saved the ball. DREAM TEAM WORLD's Lu Zhen Sheng proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save DREAM TEAM WORLD from getting a goal against them. Ke Qi came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by DREAM TEAM WORLD's Andrzej Zapolski. But to his dismay, Andrzej Zapolski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in DREAM TEAM WORLD's zone, Franz Corral stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lu Zhen Sheng came out of the goal and Franz Corral tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ke Qi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrzej Zapolski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Namık Tümer hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. - HULKAS -'s Ke Qi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrzej Zapolski in the 23rd minute of play. In the 31st minute, Engin Akbatu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lu Zhen Sheng. The goal made the score 1-1. When DREAM TEAM WORLD's Andrzej Zapolski in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye - HULKAS -'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 37th minute of the match DREAM TEAM WORLD got a corner. - HULKAS -'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luiz Fabiano Castro ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Betinho de Queirós heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Lu Zhen Sheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Recep Tayyip Yürüker in the 39th minute of play. Lu Zhen Sheng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Recep Tayyip Yürüker in the 43rd minute. - HULKAS -'s Ke Qi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrzej Zapolski in the 45th minute of play. After 46 played minutes DREAM TEAM WORLD got a freekick which was hit by Armando Nevada. Lu Zhen Sheng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Engin Akbatu, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Engin Akbatu to strike the kick off in the second half. Andrzej Zapolski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ke Qi having to make a save. - HULKAS -'s Ke Qi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrzej Zapolski in the 51st minute of play. Ke Qi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrzej Zapolski, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Lu Zhen Sheng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Recep Tayyip Yürüker in the 55th minute of the match. - HULKAS -'s Ke Qi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save - HULKAS - from getting a goal against them. In the 67th minute, Recep Tayyip Yürüker ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lu Zhen Sheng was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. DREAM TEAM WORLD's Paulo Jon was substituted for Elpidio Curcio. - HULKAS - made a substitution. Oğuz Cetin replaced Engin Akbatu. - HULKAS -'s Naim Nizam was substituted for Uğur Araz. Ke Qi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charlie Grantham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the DREAM TEAM WORLD defense, Oğuz Cetin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lu Zhen Sheng. The DREAM TEAM WORLD fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lu Zhen Sheng should have stopped the shot. Ke Qi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Koča Kafarov in the 80th minute of the match. A collision led to DREAM TEAM WORLD getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Rômulo Custódio hit a great ball. After 85 played minutes, - HULKAS -'s Franz Corral shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lu Zhen Sheng 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 - HULKAS - reached it. 87 minutes into the game, Zachariasz Psotka threw the ball into play from the sideline. - HULKAS -'s Lin Shu quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Oğuz Cetin managed to get in a good position for a shot. - HULKAS -'s supporters rose to their feet, but Oğuz Cetin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lu Zhen Sheng breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oğuz Cetin in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lu Zhen Sheng prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Luiz Fabiano Castro hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. - HULKAS - had won after a very even match.