Official Cup

AY-YILDIZ ARENA
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) SazobaSpor's Qurban Äsädli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dunixi Laurenciano in the 2nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tadmor Netaniyahu in the 3rd minute of play forced SazobaSpor's goalkeeper Qurban Äsädli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Maccabi Netanya's Raul Zoff got control of the ball when Jerome Bollaert tried to sneak it across the goal line. 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 14th minute. In the 17th minute Jerome Bollaert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raul Zoff saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Raul Zoff stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Senio Opazo's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. In the last second Raul Zoff throw himself and got hold of the ball when Jerome Bollaert in the 21stth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Qurban Äsädli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dunixi Laurenciano in the 22nd minute of play. In the 25th minute Tadmor Netaniyahu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qurban Äsädli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Maccabi Netanya's goalkeeper Raul Zoff, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. SazobaSpor were awarded a corner in the 30th minute after Maccabi Netanya's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eevert Hiltunen took the corner. Eevert Hiltunen made a great header on SazobaSpor's corner, it was just that Maccabi Netanya's Raul Zoff managed to reach the ball for a save. 36 minutes into the match, SazobaSpor's goal looked a bit too open when Dunixi Laurenciano came free, but Qurban Äsädli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raul Zoff had great luck who in the 38thth minute grab hold of the ball when Jerome Bollaert from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Raul Zoff came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by SazobaSpor's Ni Quan Zhen. But to his dismay, Ni Quan Zhen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 47 minutes had been played when some careless play by SazobaSpor's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ahmet Danış Keçecioğlu was slow to take the kick. During this time Maccabi Netanya's players had a chance to rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tadmor Netaniyahu to strike the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jerome Bollaert in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Raul Zoff saved Maccabi Netanya from getting behind. In the 52nd minute SazobaSpor were awarded a corner. Eevert Hiltunen went to the cornerflag to take it. SazobaSpor's Eevert Hiltunen was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Raul Zoff in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Tadmor Netaniyahu's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 55thth minute, Qurban Äsädli skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tadmor Netaniyahu got free with Qurban Äsädli in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Senio Opazo in the 66th minute of play forced Maccabi Netanya's goalkeeper Raul Zoff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Conrado Berart took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 68th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Raul Zoff. Maccabi Netanya's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Raul Zoff stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jerome Bollaert's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. In the 75th match minute, Maccabi Netanya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tadmor Netaniyahu to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jerome Bollaert in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Raul Zoff prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Raul Zoff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerome Bollaert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raul Zoff showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jerome Bollaert in the 81st minute of the match. In the 83rdth minute of the game Jerome Bollaert who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Maccabi Netanya's Raul Zoff was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 85 minutes had been played when some careless play by Maccabi Netanya's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eevert Hiltunen was slow to take the kick. During this time SazobaSpor's players had a chance to rest. When SazobaSpor's Jerome Bollaert in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Maccabi Netanya's goalie prevented a goal. Raul Zoff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerome Bollaert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute of the match SazobaSpor got a corner. Maccabi Netanya's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eevert Hiltunen ran over to the corner to take the kick. Tadmor Netaniyahu in the 91stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Qurban Äsädli, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Jerome Bollaert put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Raul Zoff. SazobaSpor's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.