Official Cup

P. Alexandru Arena
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Twan van Nistelrooij started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Hasan Keyfer in the 3rd minute of play forced F.C. YKE's goalkeeper Felix Leahu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ahmet Hasan Keyfer in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Felix Leahu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 7th minute, Ahmet Hasan Keyfer ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Felix Leahu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Felix Leahu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Hasan Keyfer in the 11th minute of play. Felix Leahu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Eduardo Guerrero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felix Leahu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Traian Curuțiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. The audience was convinced that Juan Eduardo Guerrero's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Felix Leahu was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by F.C. YKE's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ahmet Hasan Keyfer was slow to take the kick. During this time FC MeHigh's players had a chance to rest. Felix Leahu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Traian Curuțiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. F.C. YKE's Felix Leahu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Hasan Keyfer in the 37th minute of play. Jailson Abraão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodri Gol, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After 44 played minutes F.C. YKE got a freekick which was hit by Yao Xing Chao. In the 45th minute of the match Ahmet Hasan Keyfer shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Felix Leahu showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Traian Curuțiu scored 0-2 in the 48th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Felix Leahu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The F.C. YKE players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC MeHigh were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Juan Eduardo Guerrero to make the kick off. In the 53rd match minute, F.C. YKE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michael Jordan to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samet Ağar in the 58th minute of play forced FC MeHigh's goalkeeper Jailson Abraão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC MeHigh's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Twan van Nistelrooij was slow to take the kick. During this time F.C. YKE's players had a chance to rest. 64 minutes into the game, FC MeHigh's Juan Eduardo Guerrero nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Felix Leahu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Juan Eduardo Guerrero managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC MeHigh's supporters rose to their feet, but Juan Eduardo Guerrero was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Felix Leahu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jailson Abraão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samet Ağar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Juan Eduardo Guerrero scored 0-4 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Felix Leahu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. FC MeHigh made a substitution. Igor Abascal replaced Blade Runnel. FC MeHigh's Philip Åkerman was substituted for Juan Eduardo Guerrero. If Silviu Dumitrana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 85th minute Silviu Dumitrana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jailson Abraão saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, F.C. YKE's Felix Leahu got control of the ball when Philip Åkerman tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Silviu Dumitrana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jailson Abraão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silviu Dumitrana, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Saruhan Akyazıcı received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Felix Leahu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match clock showed 97 minutes, the score became 1-4 when Silviu Dumitrana sped through FC MeHigh's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jailson Abraão. The FC MeHigh 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.