Official Cup

Amancio Thomas
Spectators: 497 (Terracing: 374, Seating: 114, VIP seats: 9) Lions United's Pan Jian Yong 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. After 3 minutes of play, Lions United's Pan Jian Yong made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Görkem Tokdemir was left in no man's land by his defense there! Görkem Tokdemir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pieter Coekelberghs, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Pieter Coekelberghs recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 12th minute Pieter Coekelberghs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Görkem Tokdemir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Steve De Wilde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julius Klačko in the 13th minute of the match. Görkem Tokdemir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pan Jian Yong in the 16th minute of play. Görkem Tokdemir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pieter Coekelberghs in the 19th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pan Jian Yong in the 21st minute of play forced La MaKina del Parque's goalkeeper Görkem Tokdemir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Görkem Tokdemir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pan Jian Yong in the 25th minute of play. After 26 played minutes La MaKina del Parque got a freekick which was hit by Léon Goretzka. Gao Cheng Yun hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. 32 minutes into the game, Julius Klačko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Steve De Wilde was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Görkem Tokdemir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pieter Coekelberghs, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julius Klačko's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Steve De Wilde read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. A collision led to La MaKina del Parque getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Sven-Olof Hamberg hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Pieter Coekelberghs's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Görkem Tokdemir was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Görkem Tokdemir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pieter Coekelberghs in the 45th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Julius Klačko to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pan Jian Yong in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Görkem Tokdemir prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 55th minute Julius Klačko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Steve De Wilde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pan Jian Yong blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Görkem Tokdemir having to make a save. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Pieter Coekelberghs took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Görkem Tokdemir to make any attempt to save it. Görkem Tokdemir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pan Jian Yong in the 62nd minute of play. In the 71st minute Pieter Coekelberghs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Görkem Tokdemir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. La MaKina del Parque's Görkem Tokdemir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pieter Coekelberghs in the 75th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Lions United's Pan Jian Yong slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Görkem Tokdemir. That made the score 1-3 after 78 minutes of play. After a defensive mix-up in Lions United's zone, Sven-Olof Hamberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Steve De Wilde came out of the goal and Sven-Olof Hamberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. La MaKina del Parque's Görkem Tokdemir proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save La MaKina del Parque from getting a goal against them. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 2-3 when Julius Klačko sped through Lions United's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Steve De Wilde. La MaKina del Parque's Görkem Tokdemir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niels Vandamme in the 93rd minute of play. 95 minutes into the game, Firmo Linde threw the ball into play from the sideline. La MaKina del Parque's Sven-Olof Hamberg quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion.