Official Cup

Zeche Zollverein
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Türkeş Akşit got the match started through his kick off. Zhu Ao made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mesut Özil in the 5th minute. Anestis Kotsopoulos in the 5thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Zhu Ao, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A collision led to Andırın SK getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Lütfü Şenbay hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anestis Kotsopoulos got free with Zhu Ao in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Türkeş Akşit had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 14 minutes into the match, Rot-Weiss-Essen's goal looked a bit too open when Türkeş Akşit came free, but August Hoffmanns reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th minute, Hugo Haupt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 30 minutes into the match, Andırın SK's goal looked a bit too open when Anestis Kotsopoulos came free, but Zhu Ao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zhu Ao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mesut Özil in the 33rd minute of play. Hugo Haupt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Zhu Ao made a huge save. Maximilian Henning hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. August Hoffmanns showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Türkeş Akşit, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. In the 41st minute, Türkeş Akşit made a precise shot to the right of August Hoffmanns. Rot-Weiss-Essen's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 44th minute Türkeş Akşit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but August Hoffmanns saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 46 minutes, Zhu Ao successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 47th minute Türkeş Akşit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but August Hoffmanns saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Türkeş Akşit struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. August Hoffmanns didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Andırın SK. Zhu Ao showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anestis Kotsopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. With an all-out effort, Andırın SK's August Hoffmanns threw himself towards the right post 59 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Türkeş Akşit, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Andırın SK's Ozan Sidal was substituted for Cyprian Trochowski. Zhu Ao took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mesut Özil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ahmet Arif Yönet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68th minute, Ahmet Arif Yönet got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Andırın SK's Zhu Ao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mesut Özil in the 71st minute of play. August Hoffmanns showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Batıhan Saik in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 74thth minute of the game Anestis Kotsopoulos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Andırın SK's Zhu Ao was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. August Hoffmanns took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Arif Yönet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 78th minute Anestis Kotsopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhu Ao saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ahmet Arif Yönet's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but August Hoffmanns was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. When Tymoteusz Terasek fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rot-Weiss-Essen's protests and gave Tymoteusz Terasek a yellow card for diving instead. In the 88thth minute of the game Ahmet Arif Yönet who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Rot-Weiss-Essen's August Hoffmanns was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 91st minute, Rot-Weiss-Essen's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ahmet Arif Yönet fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Ahmet Arif Yönet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without August Hoffmanns having to interfere. After 94th play minutes Ahmet Arif Yönet shot 1-4, a short shot which went by August Hoffmanns and just under the crossbar into goal. The Andırın SK players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.