Official Cup

Arkham Asylum Arena
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Serkan Gaar got the match started through his kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Frank Cremer-Ricken kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Melquiades Mambru. That made the score 1-0 in the 4 minute of play. Carel Rokeloos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Iljaz Çela read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. Carel Rokeloos took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Iljaz Çela. Iljaz Çela dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After 14 minutes, Lilo Ramírez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MORPH and the Gotham Saray FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Melquiades Mambru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serkan Gaar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Melquiades Mambru didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Serkan Gaar went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Melquiades Mambru was out of position in the 22 minute of play, and Frank Cremer-Ricken capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Frank Cremer-Ricken really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. In the 25th minute Carel Rokeloos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iljaz Çela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Till Schiefer got a throw-in 28 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Serkan Gaar. After recieving a nice pass, MORPH's Anastasio Lluques tried to score from far away in the 30th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Till Schiefer during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Till Schiefer kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Melquiades Mambru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Halil Ratkowski in the 36th minute of play. Carel Rokeloos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 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 home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Carel Rokeloos was the one to do the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carel Rokeloos in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iljaz Çela saved Gotham Saray FC from getting behind. Carel Rokeloos's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 52ndth minute, Iljaz Çela skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 54th minute Carel Rokeloos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iljaz Çela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Melquiades Mambru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niko Kalweit, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. MORPH made a substitution. Paulo Eguen replaced Carel Rokeloos. MORPH's Isidro Lano was substituted for Celedonio Esquipula. MORPH made a substitution. Delmar Udalaitz replaced Emiliano Berdaitz. In the 62nd minute of the match MORPH got a corner. Gotham Saray FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Anastasio Lluques ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on MORPH's corner Isidro Lano fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Iljaz Çela quite easily take care of the ball. Wim Hinrichsen's late challenge caught a MORPH's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wim Hinrichsen helped the player get up and apologised. Iljaz Çela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Eguen in the 66th minute of play. In the 68th match minute, Gotham Saray FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Till Schiefer to maneuver through the defense. Paulo Eguen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Serkan Gaar charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Serkan Gaar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Serkan Gaar hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Iljaz Çela was a little too slow when Paulo Eguen got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 77th minute. The score was now 3-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Halil Ratkowski in the 81st minute of play forced MORPH's goalkeeper Melquiades Mambru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by MORPH's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Leik Blumenthal was slow to take the kick. During this time Gotham Saray FC's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Eguen in the 85th minute of play forced Gotham Saray FC's goalkeeper Iljaz Çela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the match, MORPH's Paulo Eguen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Iljaz Çela narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paulo Eguen got free with Iljaz Çela in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 95th minute Serkan Gaar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melquiades Mambru saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Gotham Saray FC manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing MORPH to win.