Official Cup

DEMIRHAN PARK
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Esmael Al Hashash kicked off to start the match. Ingatestone's Paolo Vachon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Ingatestone from getting a goal against them. When Esmael Al Hashash came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Ingatestone 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 Esmael Al Hashash couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wen Nan Fan got free with Paolo Vachon in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anson Anthony took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esmael Al Hashash, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anson Anthony showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdulvahit Doğanten in the 16th minute of the match. Paolo Vachon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Werner Uhl in the 18th minute of play. Emil Dulemba kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Ingatestone's goalkeeper Paolo Vachon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guo Jun Jing. The audience was convinced that Werner Uhl's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paolo Vachon was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. In the 26th minute of the match Ghasan Al Adsani sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Anson Anthony skillfully saved the ball. The audience was convinced that Esmael Al Hashash's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anson Anthony was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Paolo Vachon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Werner Uhl, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. With a little luck, Ingatestone's Paolo Vachon got control of the ball when Wen Nan Fan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Anson Anthony took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esmael Al Hashash, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute, AC DeMiRHaN's Guo Jun Jing ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Paolo Vachon. Paolo Vachon yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Guo Jun Jing made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Ingatestone was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Müfit Ulusan to maneuver through the defense. Paolo Vachon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Werner Uhl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Ingatestone's zone, Werner Uhl stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paolo Vachon came out of the goal and Werner Uhl tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Wen Nan Fan took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Paolo Vachon. Paolo Vachon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Ingatestone's goalkeeper Paolo Vachon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Esmael Al Hashash in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anson Anthony saved AC DeMiRHaN from getting behind. Elliot Smed hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guo Jun Jing in the 65th minute of play forced Ingatestone's goalkeeper Paolo Vachon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 69 minutes into the match, Ingatestone's goal looked a bit too open when Guo Jun Jing came free, but Paolo Vachon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, AC DeMiRHaN's goal looked a bit too open when Abdulvahit Doğanten came free, but Anson Anthony reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ghasan Al Adsani kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. In the 87th minute of the match AC DeMiRHaN got a corner. Ingatestone's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Wen Nan Fan ran over to the corner to take the kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Esmael Al Hashash in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anson Anthony saved AC DeMiRHaN from getting behind. Paolo Vachon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luo Feng Feng in the 91st minute of the match. After having played for 94 minutes, Abdulvahit Doğanten managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ingatestone's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdulvahit Doğanten was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. There was no doubt that AC DeMiRHaN were the better team. AC DeMiRHaN's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.