Official Cup

Los Valientes Arena
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Serafim Filippov made the kick off which started today's match. Şerafettin Ilgın's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 4thth minute, Oliver Kann skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Cemil Torgay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ren Feng in the 14th minute of play. When Orhun Bozoğluer fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Los Valientes's protests and gave Orhun Bozoğluer a yellow card for diving instead. After 18 played minutes Los Valientes got a freekick which was hit by Orhun Bozoğluer. Los Valientes's Cemil Torgay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serafim Filippov in the 19th minute of play. If Ren Feng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cemil Torgay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ren Feng in the 24th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Evgeniy Fox during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Evgeniy Fox hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. WWW LENINGRAD made a substitution. Ívan Poddubnyi replaced Evgeniy Fox. Los Valientes's Şerafettin Ilgın got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Oliver Kann came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Los Valientes's Şerafettin Ilgın. But to his dismay, Şerafettin Ilgın quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 43rd minute Serafim Filippov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cemil Torgay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Şerafettin Ilgın to make the kick off. Serafim Filippov charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Serafim Filippov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Oliver Kann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Şerafettin Ilgın, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. After 54 played minutes WWW LENINGRAD got a freekick which was hit by Andrey Ivanov. After 58 minutes of play, Los Valientes's Şerafettin Ilgın made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oliver Kann was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 62nd minute, Şerafettin Ilgın got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Los Valientes getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Öztürk Enbiya hit a great ball. Filimon Dikul's late challenge caught a Los Valientes's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Filimon Dikul helped the player get up and apologised. Filimon Dikul hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Şerafettin Ilgın struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Oliver Kann didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Los Valientes. The Los Valientes players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.