Official Cup

MINEIRÃO
Spectators: 163 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Basmane Texas's Gürsel Aksel started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the match, OFFLINE's goal looked a bit too open when Gürsel Aksel came free, but Marcelo Branco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the OFFLINE defense, Gürsel Aksel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcelo Branco. The OFFLINE fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcelo Branco should have stopped the shot. 12 minutes into the match, OFFLINE's goal looked a bit too open when Gürsel Aksel came free, but Marcelo Branco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luís França struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Franco Armani didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for OFFLINE. In the 18th minute of the game Luiz Gustavo Teles made a throw-in which Rafa Batista played forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gürsel Aksel in the 21st minute of play forced OFFLINE's goalkeeper Marcelo Branco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Basmane Texas's Franco Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldinho Braga in the 26th minute of play. Marcelo Branco came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Basmane Texas's Gürsel Aksel. But to his dismay, Gürsel Aksel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 33rd minute, Gürsel Aksel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Basmane Texas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. After 37 played minutes Basmane Texas got a freekick which was hit by Serkan Kocaman. When the match had gone on for 42 minutes, Gürsel Aksel put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Marcelo Branco. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

52 minutes into the match, Gürsel Aksel dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Marcelo Branco, 0-5. Basmane Texas's Ulvi Gencal quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Dorian Loureiro, made in the 56th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Gürsel Aksel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcelo Branco was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Gürsel Aksel in the 60thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marcelo Branco, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Marcelo Branco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gürsel Aksel in the 62nd minute of the match. Gürsel Aksel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcelo Branco having to make a save. OFFLINE's Marcelo Branco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gürsel Aksel in the 66th minute of play. Marcelo Branco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serkan Kocaman, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 68th minute, Serkan Kocaman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcelo Branco was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. Gürsel Aksel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marcelo Branco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. Marcelo Branco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gürsel Aksel's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. Gürsel Aksel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Marcelo Branco made a huge save. Serkan Kocaman hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. If Ulvi Gencal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Basmane Texas's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.