Official Cup

Héctor Ñato Vacou
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Corné van Basten managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Celso Etor in the 3 minute of the game. Through an outstanding action, after 8 minutes, Cihan Zafer successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Abelardo Berenguer didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Henk Veerman went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. A collision led to Atlético y Tiro Rqta getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Marciano Perrando hit a great ball. After 14 played minutes, ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Anton Scheupach shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Abelardo Berenguer came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► reached it. Juli Álvarez kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Corné van Basten managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Celso Etor in the 28 minute of the game. 29 minutes into the game, ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Henk Veerman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abelardo Berenguer made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Cihan Zafer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severino Benino, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After a rather tough play, Atlético y Tiro Rqta's Lucas Suárez got a free kick in the 36th minute. Cihan Zafer made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Severino Benino sent off a good shot on target. Abelardo Berenguer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henk Veerman in the 44th minute of the match. Mustafa Yaşar Recai hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Severino Benino made a kick off. Cihan Zafer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maxi Rodríguez, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severino Benino in the 55th minute of play forced ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s goalkeeper Cihan Zafer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Atlético y Tiro Rqta's Gabriel Urritz was substituted for Damian Sylvester. After 58 played minutes ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► got a freekick which was hit by Mustafa Yaşar Recai. In the 63rd minute, Marciano Perrando hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► booed when Atlético y Tiro Rqta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marciano Perrando didn't get a good kick on the ball. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► made a substitution. Mete Taçkın replaced Caroll Baskin. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Güney Özboga was substituted for Gürkan Gurko. Abelardo Berenguer made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Henk Veerman sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Atlético y Tiro Rqta's Abelardo Berenguer got control of the ball when Henk Veerman tried to sneak it across the goal line. Henk Veerman took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abelardo Berenguer. Abelardo Berenguer dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. 83 minutes into the match, ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s goal looked a bit too open when Severino Benino came free, but Cihan Zafer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abelardo Berenguer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hasan Bağış in the 84th minute of play. A collision led to ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Hasan Bağış hit a great ball. After 87 played minutes ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► got a freekick which was hit by Mete Taçkın. After a defensive mix-up in ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s zone, Gabriel Urritz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cihan Zafer came out of the goal and Gabriel Urritz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 1-4 became the score in the 92nd minute when Erubiel Munio elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 96th minute, Severino Benino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.