Official Cup

Arborial Park
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) ForestFire's Lucas Navarro started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Carlos Baptista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tracy Shah in the 2nd minute of play. Shaki Conn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ersen Bumba, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. ForestFire's Shaki Conn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ersen Bumba in the 6th minute of play. ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's defense didn't have a chance, in the 14th minute, when Lucas Navarro scored to the left of an out of position Carlos Baptista, making the score, 1-0. Sal Chamberlain made in the 17th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Brad Brock. 19 minutes into the match, ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Ersen Bumba sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Shaki Conn narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by ForestFire's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Erman Kayıhan was slow to take the kick. During this time ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's players had a chance to rest. Kadri Aksoy was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Shaki Conn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ersen Bumba, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. When the match clock showed 26 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Ersen Bumba sped through ForestFire's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Shaki Conn. Ersen Bumba might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Shaki Conn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ersen Bumba ran back to his position shaking his head. After 37 played minutes ForestFire got a freekick which was hit by Tracy Shah. If Ersen Bumba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 40th minute Ersen Bumba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shaki Conn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, ForestFire's goal looked a bit too open when Ersen Bumba came free, but Shaki Conn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 44 minutes had been played when some careless play by ForestFire's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Erman Kayıhan was slow to take the kick. During this time ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Erman Kayıhan almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ForestFire's Shaki Conn did a great save. 46 minutes into the match, ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's goalkeeper Carlos Baptista had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tracy Shah. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Kadri Aksoy might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Shaki Conn. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kadri Aksoy ran back to his position shaking his head. Shaki Conn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ersen Bumba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shaki Conn made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kadri Aksoy in the 65th minute. In the 67th minute of the match ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ got a corner. ForestFire's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Erman Kayıhan ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's corner Erman Kayıhan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Shaki Conn quite easily take care of the ball. Ersen Bumba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 71 minutes into the match, ForestFire's goalkeeper Shaki Conn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ersen Bumba. Ersen Bumba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shaki Conn having to interfere. Carlos Baptista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tracy Shah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shaki Conn came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Ersen Bumba. But to his dismay, Ersen Bumba quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. ForestFire's Todd Mayes was substituted for Danial Dunbar. Carlos Baptista stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tracy Shah's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. ForestFire's Shaki Conn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ersen Bumba in the 82nd minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, ForestFire's goalkeeper Shaki Conn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kadri Aksoy. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Navarro in the 86th minute of play forced ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's goalkeeper Carlos Baptista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kadri Aksoy kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. The ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ 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.