Official Cup

Ziya Özçakır Stadyum
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marcus-Vinícius Berg started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Marcus-Vinícius Berg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arif Bilge Tokyürek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, Magen David's Mariuss Cernītis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arif Bilge Tokyürek narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 16 minutes into the game, Marcus-Vinícius Berg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Arif Bilge Tokyürek was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Aki Pego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yu Xi, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 27thth minute of the game Marcus-Vinícius Berg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but H E P T A N FC's Arif Bilge Tokyürek was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marcus-Vinícius Berg took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arif Bilge Tokyürek. Arif Bilge Tokyürek dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Marcus-Vinícius Berg took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arif Bilge Tokyürek. Arif Bilge Tokyürek dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Magen David's Aki Pego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Şafak Açıkalın in the 40th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcus-Vinícius Berg in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arif Bilge Tokyürek saved H E P T A N FC from getting behind. A nice corner shot did that Atabey Ökten got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Aki Pego quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Magen David's Boyde Bleazard was substituted for Xano Maaholm. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yu Xi made a kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Magen David's goal looked a bit too open when Şafak Açıkalın came free, but Aki Pego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th match minute, Magen David was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shen Gang Zhen to maneuver through the defense. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind H E P T A N FC's goalkeeper Arif Bilge Tokyürek, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 63rd minute, Marcus-Vinícius Berg 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. Magen David's Jedaiah Sakhai was substituted for Marcus-Vinícius Berg. Magen David's Aki Pego played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yu Xi in the 66th minute of play. In the 69th minute Yu Xi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aki Pego saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 70th minute by Boyde Bleazard got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. H E P T A N FC's Arif Bilge Tokyürek proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save H E P T A N FC from getting a goal against them. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by H E P T A N FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Giora Hamburg was slow to take the kick. During this time Magen David's players had a chance to rest. 74 minutes into the match, H E P T A N FC's goalkeeper Arif Bilge Tokyürek had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jedaiah Sakhai. After 75 minutes, Nejat Alp Selçuk mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the H E P T A N FC and the Magen David players grew even worse after the yellow card. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jedaiah Sakhai in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arif Bilge Tokyürek saved H E P T A N FC from getting behind. Magen David's Shen Gang Zhen managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Macit Taşel in the 84 minute of the game. In the 88th match minute, Magen David was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giora Hamburg to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 92 minutes, Momo Ranevsky managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Magen David's supporters crossed their fingers, but Momo Ranevsky was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the H E P T A N FC defense, Momo Ranevsky kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arif Bilge Tokyürek. The H E P T A N FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arif Bilge Tokyürek should have stopped the shot. The H E P T A N FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Magen David were clearly better and deserved to take the win.