Official Cup

H.Avni Aker
Spectators: 194 (Terracing: 146, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ciro Cortez got the match started through his kick off. Dominik Kosakowski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Henk Veerman's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Dominik Kosakowski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Henk Veerman's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zachary Snaza in the 7th minute of play forced ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s goalkeeper Cihan Zafer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manuel Şoimu kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ciro Cortez in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cihan Zafer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro Cortez in the 18th minute of play forced ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s goalkeeper Cihan Zafer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Henk Veerman came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Henk Veerman couldn't finish the play. After 28 played minutes ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► got a freekick which was hit by Corné van Basten. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Henk Veerman during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Henk Veerman got a free kick in the 29th minute. Zachary Snaza took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 30th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Cihan Zafer. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. FC Ruscova's Dominik Kosakowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henk Veerman in the 31st minute of play. Henk Veerman succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 37th playminute. 41 minutes had been played when some careless play by ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Zachary Snaza was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Ruscova's players had a chance to rest. After 45 played minutes FC Ruscova got a freekick which was hit by Jere Ugo Peña. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zachary Snaza in the 47th minute of play forced ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s goalkeeper Cihan Zafer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Henk Veerman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, FC Ruscova's goal looked a bit too open when Henk Veerman came free, but Dominik Kosakowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, FC Ruscova's goal looked a bit too open when Henk Veerman came free, but Dominik Kosakowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 64th minute, Zachary Snaza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Ruscova fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 69th minute of the game Manuel Şoimu made a throw-in which Jere Ugo Peña played forward. 71 minutes into the match, FC Ruscova's goal looked a bit too open when Özbek Karahan came free, but Dominik Kosakowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cihan Zafer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro Cortez in the 73rd minute of the match. If Özbek Karahan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► made a substitution. Sacit Övünç replaced Caroll Baskin. 79 minutes into the match, FC Ruscova's goal looked a bit too open when Henk Veerman came free, but Dominik Kosakowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 80th minute ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► were awarded a corner. Anton Scheupach went to the cornerflag to take it. Zachary Snaza's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cihan Zafer read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. 82 minutes into the game, FC Ruscova's Zachary Snaza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cihan Zafer made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. After some careless play in the ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► defense, Ciro Cortez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cihan Zafer. The ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cihan Zafer should have stopped the shot. FC Ruscova's Aurel Trifan was substituted for Jens-Erik Forsberg. After a rather tough play, FC Ruscova's Glauco Motta got a free kick in the 91st minute. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Ruscova's goalkeeper Dominik Kosakowski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Anton Scheupach in the 95th minute. The corner led ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Anton Scheupach to fire away a dangerous shot which Dominik Kosakowski despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The FC Ruscova supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing FC Ruscova would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.