Official Cup

YAMAN ARENA
Spectators: 469 (Terracing: 352, Seating: 108, VIP seats: 9) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dries Mertens got the match started through his kick off. 7 minutes into the match, Frontera AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Dries Mertens came free, but Agustín Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Agustín Rossi was out of position in the 9 minute of play, and Dries Mertens capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dries Mertens really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dries Mertens in the 14th minute of play forced Frontera AFC's goalkeeper Agustín Rossi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dries Mertens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jonathan Navarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Naohiro Takahara in the 18th minute of the match. Agustín Rossi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dries Mertens's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. 21 minutes into the match, Frontera AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Dries Mertens came free, but Agustín Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Frontera AFC's Naohiro Takahara in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Yaman Academy®'s goalie prevented a goal. Agustín Rossi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dries Mertens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute, Celso Betadur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Agustín Rossi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dries Mertens in the 29th minute of play. Yaman Academy®'s Jonathan Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvestre Cisco in the 32nd minute of play. Emran Özender's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Agustín Rossi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. After 43 minutes Frontera AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Enes Ortanca who took care of the corner kick. Enes Ortanca made a great header on Yaman Academy®'s corner, it was just that Frontera AFC's Agustín Rossi managed to reach the ball for a save. Agustín Rossi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dries Mertens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Berkin Özarı fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Yaman Academy®'s protests and gave Berkin Özarı a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Yaman Academy®'s Berkin Özarı got a free kick in the 46th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Silvestre Cisco to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Frontera AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Emran Özender came free, but Agustín Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dries Mertens in the 61st minute of play forced Frontera AFC's goalkeeper Agustín Rossi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Agustín Rossi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emran Özender in the 66th minute of the match. In the 68th minute Dries Mertens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agustín Rossi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 69 minutes into the game, Frontera AFC's Naohiro Takahara nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Navarro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. A collision led to Yaman Academy® getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Dries Mertens hit a great ball. Agustín Rossi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dries Mertens in the 81st minute of the match. Agustín Rossi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dries Mertens in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 83rd minute Dries Mertens shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agustín Rossi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Yaman Academy®'s Jonathan Navarro got control of the ball when Silvestre Cisco tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 87th minute of the match Frontera AFC got a corner. Yaman Academy®'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Naohiro Takahara ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dries Mertens in the 90th minute of play forced Frontera AFC's goalkeeper Agustín Rossi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Frontera AFC booed when Yaman Academy® was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bastiaan Heirremans didn't get a good kick on the ball. Both players had fought hard during the second half to keep the score at 1-1. The tie meant more entertainment for the crowd as the match moved into extra-time.

All the players looked a little tired when it was time for the first half of the overtime. It was Yaman Academy®'s Dries Mertens that got to make the kick off. Agustín Rossi made a fantastic save in the 99th minute, when Dries Mertens sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Yaman Academy®'s zone, Naohiro Takahara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonathan Navarro came out of the goal and Naohiro Takahara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 107 minutes into the match, Frontera AFC's goalkeeper Agustín Rossi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dries Mertens. With a little luck, Frontera AFC's Agustín Rossi got control of the ball when Dries Mertens tried to sneak it across the goal line. Yaman Academy® were awarded a corner in the 110th minute after Frontera AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Enes Ortanca took the corner. When the referee signaled the end of the first half of extra-time the score was 1-1. The players had a chance to rest for a moment before the second half.

Everyone could clearly see that both Frontera AFC's and Yaman Academy®'s players was becoming tired in their legs when Frontera AFC's Silvestre Cisco did the kick off in the second half of the overtime. When Rodrigo Palacio fell near the penalty area in the 118th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Frontera AFC's protests and gave Rodrigo Palacio a yellow card for diving instead. Yaman Academy®'s Jonathan Navarro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvestre Cisco in the 122nd minute of play. Agustín Rossi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dries Mertens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frontera AFC's Agustín Rossi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Altan Andaç in the 126th minute of play. After 127 minutes Frontera AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Enes Ortanca who took care of the corner kick. Jonathan Navarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvestre Cisco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Defensive play by both the teams in the second half of extra-time meant the match finished 1-1. The game would now be decided on penalties.

Frontera AFC:s Agustín Rossi showed great skill when he stopped Buck Barugh:s penalty. Silvestre Cisco succeeded in the game's 138th minute to get real power on a long shot . Yaman Academy®'s Jonathan Navarro hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 2-2! Yaman Academy®:s Agustín Rossi showed great skill when he stopped Rodrigo Palacio:s penalty. Yaman Academy®:s Agustín Rossi showed great skill when he stopped Adamson Geladze:s penalty. The score was 3-3 after a penalty in the 147th minute, where Frontera AFC:s Alan Varela tricked Yaman Academy®:s Jonathan Navarro with a difficult ball by the left post. When the match had been going on for 148 minutes, Yaman Academy®'s Emran Özender got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Agustín Rossi. When the match had been going on for 153 minutes, Frontera AFC's Luis Advíncula got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Jonathan Navarro. Frontera AFC:s Agustín Rossi showed great skill when he stopped Kubrat Alenichev:s penalty. The Frontera AFC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.