Official Cup

LA FORTALEZA
Spectators: 619 (Terracing: 465, Seating: 142, VIP seats: 12) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Henk Veerman took the kick off in the first half of the match. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Cihan Zafer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yerko Smart in the 2nd minute of play. In the 4th minute, Henk Veerman made a precise shot to the right of Batista Maige. SICARIOS Fútbol Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Şensoy Atlıhan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cihan Zafer having to interfere. In the 15th minute, Henk Veerman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Cihan Zafer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yerko Gold in the 17th minute. 26 minutes into the game, Henk Veerman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Batista Maige was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teddi Duro in the 29th minute of play forced ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s goalkeeper Cihan Zafer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teddi Duro in the 32nd minute of play forced ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s goalkeeper Cihan Zafer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Şensoy Atlıhan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Cihan Zafer made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Henk Veerman in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Batista Maige prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After taking down the ball on ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s corner Anton Scheupach fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Batista Maige quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, SICARIOS Fútbol Club's Niceto Von Roques got a free kick in the 45th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yerko Gold made a kick off. Batista Maige showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henk Veerman, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. 58 minutes into the game, Luo Bo Feng threw the ball into play from the sideline. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Corné van Basten quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Eren Jaeger made in the 62nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Teddi Duro immediately put the ball in play. In the 63rd minute Henk Veerman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Batista Maige saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SICARIOS Fútbol Club's Batista Maige proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save SICARIOS Fútbol Club from getting a goal against them. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► were awarded a corner in the 68th minute after SICARIOS Fútbol Club's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Anton Scheupach took the corner. 71 minutes into the match, SICARIOS Fútbol Club's goal looked a bit too open when Henk Veerman came free, but Batista Maige reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Batista Maige made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Henk Veerman sent off a good shot on target. SICARIOS Fútbol Club's Batista Maige played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henk Veerman in the 75th minute of play. 77 minutes into the match, SICARIOS Fútbol Club's goal looked a bit too open when Henk Veerman came free, but Batista Maige reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Şensoy Atlıhan in the 78th minute of play forced ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s goalkeeper Cihan Zafer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute Henk Veerman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Batista Maige saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Gürkan Gurko was substituted for Güney Özboga. SICARIOS Fútbol Club made a substitution. Remicio Amezquita replaced Teddi Duro. A well-hit corner resulted in Özbek Karahan heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind SICARIOS Fútbol Club's goalkeeper Batista Maige, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Henk Veerman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Batista Maige having to interfere.

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.