Official Cup

AY-YILDIZ ARENA
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Galatasaray SK's Anders Målare started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 9th minute Cristiano Hagi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Galatasaray SK's Cristiano Hagi. But to his dismay, Cristiano Hagi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Cristiano Hagi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Latif Al Fakir stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mala Kicia's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mala Kicia in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Latif Al Fakir saved Galatasaray SK from getting behind. When Cristiano Hagi came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Galatasaray SK fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cristiano Hagi couldn't finish the play. 21 minutes into the match, Galatasaray SK's goalkeeper Latif Al Fakir had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jerônimo Mesquita. After 22 minutes Galatasaray SK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Zhuang Guang Bang who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to SazobaSpor's Qağakişi Dünyamaliyev getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Latif Al Fakir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mala Kicia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Mala Kicia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Latif Al Fakir was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. 32 minutes into the game, Gaudencio Diagur cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Latif Al Fakir was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anders Målare in the 35th minute of play. In the 43rd minute, SazobaSpor's Mala Kicia ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Latif Al Fakir. Latif Al Fakir yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jerônimo Mesquita during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After having played for 47 minutes, Cristiano Hagi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Galatasaray SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristiano Hagi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mala Kicia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Mala Kicia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SazobaSpor fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. 53 minutes into the game, Arkadiusz Awizo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SazobaSpor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Galatasaray SK the free kick. After 53 played minutes SazobaSpor got a freekick which was hit by Arkadiusz Awizo. Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cristiano Hagi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 55 minute of play. Latif Al Fakir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mala Kicia in the 58th minute of the match. Cristiano Hagi scored 3-3 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mala Kicia in the 66th minute of play forced Galatasaray SK's goalkeeper Latif Al Fakir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When SazobaSpor's Mala Kicia in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Galatasaray SK's goalie prevented a goal. SazobaSpor's Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save SazobaSpor from getting a goal against them. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind SazobaSpor's goalkeeper Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cristiano Hagi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov firmly grabbed it by the left post. 73 minutes into the game, Mala Kicia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-3. Latif Al Fakir was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Stasio Zawadzki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Latif Al Fakir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cristiano Hagi came free with the goalkeeper in the 79th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov could save by the left post. When SazobaSpor's Mala Kicia in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Galatasaray SK's goalie prevented a goal. SazobaSpor's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zhuang Guang Bang in the 82nd minute. Zhuang Guang Bang made a great header on SazobaSpor's corner, it was just that Galatasaray SK's Latif Al Fakir managed to reach the ball for a save. Cristiano Hagi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuşirävan Cäbrayilov having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 邱朋沙 during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 90th match minute, SazobaSpor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 邱朋沙 to maneuver through the defense. For all the effort they put into the match, the Galatasaray SK players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for SazobaSpor.