Official Cup

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Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) 6 minutes into the game, Cumali Neşat cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Åke Stål was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hartlepool's goalkeeper Åke Stål, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A K Ç A Y ✔ 37 SK's Bora Hazer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hasan Hüseyin Orak in the 14th minute of play. Hartlepool were awarded a corner in the 15th minute after A K Ç A Y ✔ 37 SK's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hasan Hüseyin Orak took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Hasan Hüseyin Orak got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Bora Hazer quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Åke Stål showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cumali Neşat, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cumali Neşat in the 19th minute of play forced Hartlepool's goalkeeper Åke Stål to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Cumali Neşat managed to get in a good position for a shot. A K Ç A Y ✔ 37 SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Cumali Neşat was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Åke Stål breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Hartlepool's zone, Cumali Neşat stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Åke Stål came out of the goal and Cumali Neşat tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 42nd minute of the match, Zafer Musa got a very nice opportunity to score, but Åke Stål was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 42nd minute, Frans Frisk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, A K Ç A Y ✔ 37 SK's Babacar Amokachi got a free kick in the 45th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hasan Hüseyin Orak to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cumali Neşat in the 56th minute of play forced Hartlepool's goalkeeper Åke Stål to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Åke Stål didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cumali Neşat went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Åke Stål made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cumali Neşat in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute Cumali Neşat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Åke Stål saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cumali Neşat scored 3-0 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Åke Stål, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Hartlepool getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Ralf Johnsson hit a great ball. 75 minutes into the game, Cumali Neşat cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Åke Stål was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Åke Stål showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cumali Neşat, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hartlepool's goalkeeper Åke Stål, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ergincan Özdal lost his temper 88 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. A K Ç A Y ✔ 37 SK's Cezmi Gök was substituted for Cumali Neşat. In the 93rd minute, Zafer Musa 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. Charlie Jansson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bora Hazer having to make a save. Charlie Jansson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Bora Hazer made a huge save. 98 minutes into the match, Hartlepool's goal looked a bit too open when Cezmi Gök came free, but Åke Stål reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The A K Ç A Y ✔ 37 SK fans cheered their team off the field, for while Hartlepool had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.