Official Cup

Stadio Cornaredo
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fred Lara kicked off to start the match. Fred Laras short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Sefa Rahmet to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 4 minutes into the game, Ahmet Yahya Mesut was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Lugano the free kick. With his leg Sefa Rahmet managed to avoid a goal in the 13thth minute, when FC Lugano's Jack Saunders fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 15 minutes into the game, Müjdat Cihanmert was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Lugano the free kick. After a rather tough play, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Müjdat Cihanmert got a free kick in the 21st minute. After having played for 21 minutes, Edmondo Gulli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Lugano's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edmondo Gulli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Godo Gøl showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Buğrahan Ülkü in the 24th minute of the match. In the 26th match minute, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vural Sağlamer to maneuver through the defense. In the 28th minute, FC Lugano's Nepomuk Schyder dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Sefa Rahmet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fred Lara in the 31st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in FC Lugano's zone, Ahmet Yahya Mesut stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Godo Gøl came out of the goal and Ahmet Yahya Mesut tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 38 minutes into the match, FC Lugano's goal looked a bit too open when Buğrahan Ülkü came free, but Godo Gøl reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Lugano's Godo Gøl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Yahya Mesut in the 42nd minute of play. Godo Gøl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Yahya Mesut, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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.

After a rather tough play, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Zekeriya Hür got a free kick in the 51st minute. Sefa Rahmet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fred Lara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 60 minutes of play, FC Lugano's Jack Saunders made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sefa Rahmet was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC Lugano's Jakub Waselenczuk was substituted for Benoit Ritieni. 68 minutes into the match, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's goal looked a bit too open when Fred Lara came free, but Sefa Rahmet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When FC Lugano's Jack Saunders in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's goalie prevented a goal. In the 82ndth minute of the game Jack Saunders who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Sefa Rahmet was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 82 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Jack Saunders sped through 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sefa Rahmet. 86 minutes into the match, Jack Saunders had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sefa Rahmet. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jack Saunders was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Sefa Rahmet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jack Saunders in the 89th minute of the match. Sefa Rahmet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fred Lara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute Nepomuk Schyder shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sefa Rahmet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 95 minutes, Fred Lara managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Lugano's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fred Lara was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. FC Lugano had played much better football throughout.