Official Cup

AHO BÜYÜK CAMİ STADI
Spectators: 507 (Terracing: 381, Seating: 117, VIP seats: 9) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fernando Celipe took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gregor Kobel made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Fernando Celipe sent off a good shot on target. Gregor Kobel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Celipe in the 7th minute of play. Roman Beljean got a throw-in 9 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Alberto Giacometti. Aşık Tunçdağ took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alain Berset, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute, Kamil Uluçkan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alain Berset in the 15th minute of play forced ARAKLISPOR's goalkeeper Aşık Tunçdağ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gregor Kobel was out of position in the 16 minute of play, and Fernando Celipe capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fernando Celipe really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nino Schurter in the 27th minute of play forced ARAKLISPOR's goalkeeper Aşık Tunçdağ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute, Rogelio Montez made a precise shot to the right of Aşık Tunçdağ. ARAKLISPOR's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Alain Berset's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aşık Tunçdağ read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. Aşık Tunçdağ took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rogelio Montez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aşık Tunçdağ made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nino Schurter in the 38th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Nino Schurter made a precise shot to the right of Aşık Tunçdağ. ARAKLISPOR's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. In the 41st minute Rogelio Montez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aşık Tunçdağ saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to ARAKLISPOR getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Dong Zhan Xiang hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nino Schurter stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Aşık Tunçdağ made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rogelio Montez in the 54th minute. After having played for 55 minutes, Alberto Giacometti managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Espen Steelers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alberto Giacometti was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dong Zhan Xiang kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. After 60 minutes, Dong Zhan Xiang mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ARAKLISPOR and the Espen Steelers players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 60th minute, Dong Zhan Xiang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ARAKLISPOR made a substitution. Mehmet Efe Uzbay replaced Aybars Öveç. ARAKLISPOR made a substitution. Kylan Mbappè replaced Sílvio Pires. ARAKLISPOR's Orhan Erşahan was substituted for Mehmet Poyraz. With a little luck, ARAKLISPOR's Aşık Tunçdağ got control of the ball when Federico Abud tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rogelio Montez got free with Aşık Tunçdağ in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Espen Steelers's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Williams Imholz in the 72nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alain Berset in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aşık Tunçdağ saved ARAKLISPOR from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Alain Berset's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aşık Tunçdağ was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Tobie Canclini made in the 77th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Stan Wawrinka immediately put the ball in play. Aşık Tunçdağ took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nino Schurter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stan Wawrinka could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Aşık Tunçdağ made a huge save.

The Espen Steelers supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Espen Steelers would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.