Official Cup

AşK-ı TraBZoN MaBeDi
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zigmantas Gimbutas started the match with the kick off. Fırat Şanver took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zigmantas Gimbutas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Utku Erçelik made in the 10th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Christian Vietz. Antonio Adán made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Müfit Nizam in the 11th minute of play. Fırat Şanver took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from André Jordão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 17 minutes of play, SC Braga's Zigmantas Gimbutas made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fırat Şanver was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 20 minutes, Zigmantas Gimbutas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Braga's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zigmantas Gimbutas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 28th match minute, คşk-ı trค๖ຊ໐ຖ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Utku Erçelik to maneuver through the defense. Fırat Şanver made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 33rd minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, คşk-ı trค๖ຊ໐ຖ's goal looked a bit too open when Zigmantas Gimbutas came free, but Fırat Şanver reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Zigmantas Gimbutas notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of คşk-ı trค๖ຊ໐ຖ's Fırat Şanver. Fırat Şanver was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 39 minutes of play, SC Braga's Zigmantas Gimbutas made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fırat Şanver was left in no man's land by his defense there! 44 minutes into the match, SC Braga's goalkeeper Antonio Adán had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Albert Boelens. Fırat Şanver showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 46th minute of the match. After the first half SC Braga were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Albert Boelens made the kick off in the second half. Zigmantas Gimbutas's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 53rdth minute, Fırat Şanver skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Zigmantas Gimbutas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fırat Şanver having to make a save. 57 minutes into the match, คşk-ı trค๖ຊ໐ຖ's goalkeeper Fırat Şanver had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zigmantas Gimbutas. With a little luck, คşk-ı trค๖ຊ໐ຖ's Fırat Şanver got control of the ball when Zigmantas Gimbutas tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to SC Braga getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Lu Xun Lei hit a great ball. Benny Koens, 65 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Zigmantas Gimbutas struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Fırat Şanver didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SC Braga. A throw-in in the 76th minute of the game was made by Utku Erçelik with Christian Vietz as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. If Zigmantas Gimbutas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, SC Braga's Valdomiro Lira got a free kick in the 85th minute. In the 86th minute of the match Christian Vietz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Antonio Adán skillfully saved the ball. Fırat Şanver made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zigmantas Gimbutas in the 90th minute. After 92 minutes, Zigmantas Gimbutas made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. คşk-ı trค๖ຊ໐ຖ's Fırat Şanver tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. SC Braga's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.