Official Cup

phoenix arena
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ulu İcabi started the match with the kick off. Sadettin İzci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulu İcabi in the 3rd minute of the match. 4 minutes into the game, Gong Sha Zhou cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Sadettin İzci was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sadettin İzci stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ulu İcabi's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. Süleyman Bardakçıoğlu's late challenge caught a AC DeMiRHaN's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Süleyman Bardakçıoğlu helped the player get up and apologised. Süleyman Bardakçıoğlu hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Ulu İcabi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sadettin İzci having to interfere. A collision led to G . S A R A Y getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Gencay Tüzeman hit a great ball. Gösta Junior, 18 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wen Nan Fan in the 22nd minute of play forced G . S A R A Y's goalkeeper Sadettin İzci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Gürhan Gemici hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sadettin İzci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bai Hong Ao, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Sadettin İzci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bai Hong Ao in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Gencay Tüzeman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 37th match minute, G . S A R A Y was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gencay Tüzeman to maneuver through the defense. 40 minutes into the match, G . S A R A Y's goal looked a bit too open when Gong Sha Zhou came free, but Sadettin İzci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arda Ozan Tekindağ to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, G . S A R A Y's goalkeeper Sadettin İzci had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ulu İcabi. After a rather tough play, AC DeMiRHaN's Teodor Vornicescu got a free kick in the 56th minute. 58 minutes into the game, Ulu İcabi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Sadettin İzci. Ulu İcabi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. In the 65th match minute, G . S A R A Y was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gencay Tüzeman to maneuver through the defense. Gösta Junior might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sadettin İzci. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gösta Junior ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in G . S A R A Y's zone, Wen Nan Fan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sadettin İzci came out of the goal and Wen Nan Fan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sadettin İzci made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ulu İcabi in the 72nd minute. With a little luck, G . S A R A Y's Sadettin İzci got control of the ball when Wen Nan Fan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sadettin İzci made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wen Nan Fan in the 73rd minute. Bai Hong Ao kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. With a little luck, G . S A R A Y's Sadettin İzci got control of the ball when Wen Nan Fan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Wen Nan Fan's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 77thth minute, Sadettin İzci skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Gong Sha Zhou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sadettin İzci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bai Hong Ao in the 80th minute of play. Sadettin İzci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bai Hong Ao in the 84th minute of the match. AC DeMiRHaN's Demiralp Bintuğ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arda Ozan Tekindağ in the 86th minute of play. 86 minutes into the game, G . S A R A Y's Arda Ozan Tekindağ nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Demiralp Bintuğ made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. After a rather tough play, G . S A R A Y's Paşa Ali Tanyıldız got a free kick in the 94th minute. AC DeMiRHaN's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.