Official Cup

Niğde
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) When NiğdeBeşiktaş's Melik Settar in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nova Era's goalie prevented a goal. Seçkin Kanber took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Egídio Vaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by NiğdeBeşiktaş's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vito Freire was slow to take the kick. During this time Nova Era's players had a chance to rest. Seçkin Kanber stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Egídio Vaz's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Egídio Vaz in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Seçkin Kanber prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Melik Settar in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alfredo Macedo saved Nova Era from getting behind. In the 21stth minute of the game Egídio Vaz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but NiğdeBeşiktaş's Seçkin Kanber was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Nova Era's goalkeeper Alfredo Macedo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Nova Era's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hugó Lepe was slow to take the kick. During this time NiğdeBeşiktaş's players had a chance to rest. Hugó Lepe made a great header on NiğdeBeşiktaş's corner, it was just that Nova Era's Alfredo Macedo managed to reach the ball for a save. After 26 played minutes Nova Era got a freekick which was hit by Vito Freire. An unexpectedly hard shot by Melik Settar in the 29th minute of play forced Nova Era's goalkeeper Alfredo Macedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute, Pedro Coutinho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. NiğdeBeşiktaş's Hugó Lepe shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 32nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Alfredo Macedo but with some difficulty. Aytaç Yağmurdereli's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Alfredo Macedo firmly grabbed it by the left post. Zé Augusto de Sousa hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. 38 minutes into the match, Nova Era's goal looked a bit too open when Melik Settar came free, but Alfredo Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Gheorghe Popescu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 45 minutes, Ivo Silva mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nova Era and the NiğdeBeşiktaş players grew even worse after the yellow card. Alfredo Macedo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aytaç Yağmurdereli in the 46th minute. 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Egídio Vaz was the one to do the kick off. Alfredo Macedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aytaç Yağmurdereli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Seçkin Kanber made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Egídio Vaz sent off a good shot on target. Alfredo Macedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Melik Settar, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Zé Augusto de Sousa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Seçkin Kanber made a huge save. In the 59th minute Melik Settar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zé Augusto de Sousa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Seçkin Kanber made a huge save. Seçkin Kanber made an important save on a dangerous shot by Didi Vergílio in the 63rd minute. Alfredo Macedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Melik Settar in the 65th minute of play. Gheorghe Popescu hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Didi Vergílio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Seçkin Kanber having to interfere. In the 73rd minute Melik Settar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Seçkin Kanber took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Didi Vergílio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alfredo Macedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aytaç Yağmurdereli in the 79th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Nova Era's Zé Augusto de Sousa got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 82nd match minute, NiğdeBeşiktaş was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Resul Erentürk to maneuver through the defense. NiğdeBeşiktaş's Seçkin Kanber proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save NiğdeBeşiktaş from getting a goal against them. Alfredo Macedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aytaç Yağmurdereli in the 86th minute of play. 91 minutes into the game, Hílton Cabral was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nova Era's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave NiğdeBeşiktaş the free kick. Hílton Cabral hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Didi Vergílio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Seçkin Kanber was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The NiğdeBeşiktaş fans cheered their team off the field, for while Nova Era had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.