Official Cup

Azure White Arena
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mbaka Mbolu made the kick off which started today's match. Şemsettin Tuyuğ took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomás Souto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Liu Le Yuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mbaka Mbolu, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After taking down the ball on KOCAELİSPOR's corner Ediz Tekdoğan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Liu Le Yuan quite easily take care of the ball. After 7 played minutes KOCAELİSPOR got a freekick which was hit by Romeo Bâru. In the 13th minute, Mbaka Mbolu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Liu Le Yuan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mbaka Mbolu in the 16th minute of play forced Mańkowo CF's goalkeeper Liu Le Yuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafal Majtyka's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Şemsettin Tuyuğ firmly grabbed it by the left post. Mbaka Mbolu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Liu Le Yuan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. After 20th play minutes Mbaka Mbolu shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Liu Le Yuan and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 24th minute KOCAELİSPOR were awarded a corner. Ediz Tekdoğan went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led KOCAELİSPOR's Ediz Tekdoğan to fire away a dangerous shot which Liu Le Yuan despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Fiori Britto took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 25th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Liu Le Yuan. Mańkowo CF's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 29thth minute of the game Mbaka Mbolu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mańkowo CF's Liu Le Yuan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mbaka Mbolu took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Liu Le Yuan. Liu Le Yuan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Liu Le Yuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mbaka Mbolu in the 34th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Mbaka Mbolu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Liu Le Yuan. Mańkowo CF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mbaka Mbolu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. When Sakis Agathiadis fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mańkowo CF's protests and gave Sakis Agathiadis a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Mańkowo CF's Sakis Agathiadis got a free kick in the 38th minute. Mańkowo CF's Liu Le Yuan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mbaka Mbolu in the 44th minute of play. Mańkowo CF's Liu Le Yuan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mbaka Mbolu in the 48th minute of play.

In the 55th minute, Ye Chuan Chen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Liu Le Yuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mbaka Mbolu, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Mbaka Mbolu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Liu Le Yuan made a huge save. KOCAELİSPOR's attack was well implemented in the 60th minute, but when Mbaka Mbolu was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. KOCAELİSPOR's Refugio Pagan was substituted for Aykut Nadi. KOCAELİSPOR's Rafet Hazin was substituted for Ediz Tekdoğan. 65 minutes into the match, KOCAELİSPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Emil Malicki came free, but Şemsettin Tuyuğ reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Şemsettin Tuyuğ made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafal Majtyka in the 70th minute of play. In the 72nd minute Mbaka Mbolu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liu Le Yuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 78 played minutes KOCAELİSPOR got a freekick which was hit by Romeo Bâru. In the 88th minute Mbaka Mbolu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Liu Le Yuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. KOCAELİSPOR were awarded a corner in the 90th minute after Mańkowo CF's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ye Chuan Chen took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Ye Chuan Chen got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Liu Le Yuan quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 94thth minute of the game Okan Koc who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mańkowo CF's Liu Le Yuan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Okan Koc got free with Liu Le Yuan in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The KOCAELİSPOR supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing KOCAELİSPOR would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.