Official Cup

AY-YILDIZ ARENA
Spectators: 185 (Terracing: 140, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Filomeno De Putter took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 6 minutes Triforce Super Soccer's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Eevert Hiltunen who took care of the corner kick. In the 6th minute, Tärik Qäribov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Filomeno De Putter in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Qurban Äsädli saved SazobaSpor from getting behind. Ni Quan Zhen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristian Salles having to interfere. During the 14th minute of the match Tärik Qäribov completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Tärik Qäribov a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 15 played minutes SazobaSpor got a freekick which was hit by Tärik Qäribov. After a rather tough play, SazobaSpor's Mänsur Namazov got a free kick in the 16th minute. Qurban Äsädli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filomeno De Putter in the 18th minute of play. Cristian Salles made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Ni Quan Zhen sent off a good shot on target. SazobaSpor's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Eevert Hiltunen in the 23rd minute. In the 28th minute Senio Opazo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristian Salles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute, Filomeno De Putter got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Qurban Äsädli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filomeno De Putter in the 31st minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, SazobaSpor's Senio Opazo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristian Salles narrowly saved just below the crossbar. SazobaSpor's Qurban Äsädli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filomeno De Putter in the 36th minute of play. Filomeno De Putter received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Qurban Äsädli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristian Salles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ni Quan Zhen in the 45th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ni Quan Zhen made a kick off. Cristian Salles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ni Quan Zhen, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 54th minute Ni Quan Zhen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristian Salles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Qurban Äsädli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Filomeno De Putter in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filomeno De Putter in the 66th minute of play forced SazobaSpor's goalkeeper Qurban Äsädli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristian Salles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ni Quan Zhen, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. SazobaSpor were awarded a corner in the 74th minute after Triforce Super Soccer's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eevert Hiltunen took the corner. After taking down the ball on SazobaSpor's corner Eevert Hiltunen fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cristian Salles quite easily take care of the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Filomeno De Putter notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of SazobaSpor's Qurban Äsädli. Qurban Äsädli was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 79thth minute of the game Ni Quan Zhen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Triforce Super Soccer's Cristian Salles was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cristian Salles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Conrado Berart in the 80th minute of play. After 84 played minutes Triforce Super Soccer got a freekick which was hit by Sandrinho Passos. 84 minutes into the match, Triforce Super Soccer's goal looked a bit too open when Eevert Hiltunen came free, but Cristian Salles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Triforce Super Soccer getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Filomeno De Putter hit a great ball. Conrado Berart fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristian Salles having to interfere. After having played for 89 minutes, Conrado Berart managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SazobaSpor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Conrado Berart was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cristian Salles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Conrado Berart, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Cristian Salles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ni Quan Zhen in the 93rd minute of play. The SazobaSpor supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Triforce Super Soccer's performance. The match ended with a win for Triforce Super Soccer.