Official Cup

Keşan Arena
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ahmet Orhan Toycan started the match with the kick off. Meng Ke came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by KOCAELİSPOR's Mbaka Mbolu. But to his dismay, Mbaka Mbolu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. A collision led to nRdLiFe getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Ahmet Orhan Toycan hit a great ball. 10 minutes into the match, nRdLiFe's goal looked a bit too open when Mbaka Mbolu came free, but Meng Ke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th minute of the match KOCAELİSPOR got a corner. nRdLiFe's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Claudio Delgadillo ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Claudio Delgadillo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but nRdLiFe's Meng Ke did a great save. Ertuğrul Elçin charged in rather forcefully in the 14th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ertuğrul Elçin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 14th match minute, nRdLiFe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ertuğrul Elçin to maneuver through the defense. Mbaka Mbolu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Meng Ke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. nRdLiFe's Meng Ke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kubilay Gündeş in the 16th minute of play. In the 18th minute Mbaka Mbolu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meng Ke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Meng Ke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mbaka Mbolu, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. nRdLiFe's Panagiotis Savvas suffered a concussion after 20 minutes and had to leave the field. Aykut Nadi's late challenge caught a nRdLiFe's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aykut Nadi helped the player get up and apologised. nRdLiFe's Aytaç Çırakoğlu was substituted for Panagiotis Savvas. Aykut Nadi kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Meng Ke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Refugio Pagan in the 23rd minute of play. Meng Ke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mbaka Mbolu in the 26th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, nRdLiFe's goal looked a bit too open when Refugio Pagan came free, but Meng Ke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Meng Ke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kubilay Gündeş, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. nRdLiFe's Meng Ke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mbaka Mbolu in the 33rd minute of play. If Kubilay Gündeş had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. nRdLiFe's Meng Ke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Refugio Pagan in the 36th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 38 minutes, Şemsettin Tuyuğ successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Aytaç Çırakoğlu's late challenge caught a KOCAELİSPOR's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aytaç Çırakoğlu helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, nRdLiFe's Aytaç Çırakoğlu got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Meng Ke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kubilay Gündeş in the 43rd minute of the match. nRdLiFe's Meng Ke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kubilay Gündeş in the 46th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Refugio Pagan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Meng Ke stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mbaka Mbolu's shot from short distance in the 50th minute. When Songur Mirza fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored nRdLiFe's protests and gave Songur Mirza a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, nRdLiFe's Songur Mirza got a free kick in the 51st minute. Meng Ke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Refugio Pagan in the 53rd minute of the match. After 55 minutes nRdLiFe's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Claudio Delgadillo who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on KOCAELİSPOR's corner Claudio Delgadillo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Meng Ke quite easily take care of the ball. 59 minutes into the match, KOCAELİSPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Aytaç Çırakoğlu came free, but Şemsettin Tuyuğ reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, nRdLiFe's goal looked a bit too open when Refugio Pagan came free, but Meng Ke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Meng Ke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mbaka Mbolu in the 63rd minute of the match. Şemsettin Tuyuğ showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arin Mndoyants, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by KOCAELİSPOR's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jean-Marc Hidalgo was slow to take the kick. During this time nRdLiFe's players had a chance to rest. nRdLiFe's Arin Mndoyants was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Şemsettin Tuyuğ in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. A collision led to nRdLiFe getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Aytaç Çırakoğlu hit a great ball. 77 minutes into the match, nRdLiFe's goalkeeper Meng Ke had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Refugio Pagan. Ahmet Orhan Toycan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Şemsettin Tuyuğ made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arin Mndoyants in the 80th minute of play. Şemsettin Tuyuğ took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Orhan Toycan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Şemsettin Tuyuğ showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arin Mndoyants, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Refugio Pagan might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Meng Ke. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Refugio Pagan ran back to his position shaking his head. Mbaka Mbolu hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Kubilay Gündeş could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Meng Ke made a huge save. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. KOCAELİSPOR had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.