Official Cup

BALCALI MEZARLIĞI
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcus Palm got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to ÜSTEĞMEN FK getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Taci Oruz hit a great ball. Mats Gerdberg's late challenge caught a ÜSTEĞMEN FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mats Gerdberg helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of ÜSTEĞMEN FK booed when Woopbongo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mats Gerdberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. Woopbongo's Pär Rudqvist managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Hasret Cilasun in the 19 minute of the game. 22 minutes into the match, Woopbongo's goal looked a bit too open when John Wick came free, but Marcus Vennerström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Marcus Palm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the match clock showed 29 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Arın Serkut sped through Woopbongo's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marcus Vennerström. Marcus Vennerström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hamdi Sökmensu in the 32nd minute. Marcus Vennerström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hamdi Sökmensu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcus Vennerström didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Süleyman Soyselçuk went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Gazi Açıkgün showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcus Palm, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Arın Serkut made the kick off in the second half. Marcus Vennerström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arın Serkut, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. 53 minutes into the game, Hamdi Sökmensu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Marcus Vennerström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 59th minute Hamdi Sökmensu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Vennerström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. John Wick's late challenge caught a Woopbongo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. John Wick helped the player get up and apologised. Marcus Vennerström took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from John Wick, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 72nd match minute, Woopbongo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcus Palm to maneuver through the defense. Woopbongo made a substitution. Mecnun Mengüalp replaced Nathan Dutrieux. In the 73rd minute, Marcus Palm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marcus Palm's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gazi Açıkgün read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. Marcus Vennerström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamdi Sökmensu in the 87th minute of play. In the 89th minute, John Wick made a precise shot to the right of Marcus Vennerström. Woopbongo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Gazi Açıkgün made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcus Palm in the 94th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. ÜSTEĞMEN FK had played much better football throughout.