Official Cup

T i t t a r e l l i
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yusuf Yazıcı took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Tio Cosme FC's goalkeeper Yu Kun had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Geraldo Bezerra. In the 6th minute Yusuf Yazıcı shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Laureano Matia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yu Kun made an important save on a dangerous shot by Geraldo Bezerra in the 8th minute. Yu Kun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geraldo Bezerra in the 13th minute of play. When Tio Cosme FC's Manuel Dorrego in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lε COCO SρσяtiV's goalie prevented a goal. Yu Kun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geraldo Bezerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 31 minutes, Geraldo Bezerra managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lε COCO SρσяtiV's supporters crossed their fingers, but Geraldo Bezerra was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yu Kun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geraldo Bezerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Laureano Matia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manuel Dorrego in the 36th minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zorion Oña was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the Tio Cosme FC defense, Geraldo Bezerra kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yu Kun. The Tio Cosme FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yu Kun should have stopped the shot. 56 minutes into the match, Geraldo Bezerra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yu Kun. Tio Cosme FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Geraldo Bezerra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Lε COCO SρσяtiV's Laureano Matia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yusuf Yazıcı in the 68th minute of play. Geraldo Bezerra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lε COCO SρσяtiV's Heliodoro Verdu was substituted for Geraldo Bezerra. Yu Kun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Heliodoro Verdu, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Lε COCO SρσяtiV were furious when Wu Zheng Cheng was red carded, 79 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 79 minutes into the game, one of Lε COCO SρσяtiV:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After a rather tough play, Lε COCO SρσяtiV's Caradoc Yabbarov got a free kick in the 85th minute. Laureano Matia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raul Oriol in the 86th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yusuf Yazıcı in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Laureano Matia saved Lε COCO SρσяtiV from getting behind. In the 90th minute, Nemesio Bilbo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Manuel Dorrego came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Tio Cosme FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Manuel Dorrego couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Heliodoro Verdu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yu Kun was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. Laureano Matia was a little too slow when Yusuf Yazıcı got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 97th minute. The score was now 3-2.