Official Cup

phoenix arena
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) İlhan Mansız made the kick off and thus started the match. 6 minutes into the game, Ilgaz Sartık was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. G . S A R A Y's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nevşehirspor the free kick. A collision led to G . S A R A Y getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Ilgaz Sartık hit a great ball. In the 9thth minute of the game İlhan Mansız who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but G . S A R A Y's Şaban Salah was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ilgaz Sartık was shown his second yellow card after 10 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Ilgaz Sartık hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. When İlhan Mansız came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Nevşehirspor 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 İlhan Mansız couldn't finish the play. After 13 played minutes Nevşehirspor got a freekick which was hit by İlhan Mansız. Volkan Demirel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Feyyaz Sabit, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. After 16 played minutes Nevşehirspor got a freekick which was hit by İlhan Mansız. 18 minutes into the match, G . S A R A Y's goal looked a bit too open when Kılıçalp Çerağ came free, but Şaban Salah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ahmet Ege Topçay kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. G . S A R A Y's Şaban Salah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rıfkı Süvari in the 23rd minute of play. A collision led to Nevşehirspor getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Rahim Özkurt hit a great ball. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nevşehirspor's goalkeeper Volkan Demirel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 29th minute, İlhan Mansız left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nevşehirspor fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After having played for 32 minutes, Kılıçalp Çerağ managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nevşehirspor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kılıçalp Çerağ was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Feyyaz Sabit struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Volkan Demirel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for G . S A R A Y. Şaban Salah stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of İlhan Mansız's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. İrfan-Can Kahveci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Feyyaz Sabit stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute of the match İbrahim Pektürk shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Şaban Salah showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Şaban Salah made an important save on a dangerous shot by İlhan Mansız in the 53rd minute. After a rather tough play, G . S A R A Y's Kenan Haylaz got a free kick in the 54th minute. Rıfkı Süvari could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Şaban Salah made a huge save. Rıfkı Süvari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Şaban Salah having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as İlhan Mansız kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Şaban Salah. That made the score 0-2 in the 61 minute of play. In the 64th minute of the match Kenan Haylaz shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Volkan Demirel showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Ateş Samih fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nevşehirspor's protests and gave Ateş Samih a yellow card for diving instead. When Feyyaz Sabit came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the G . S A R A Y 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 Feyyaz Sabit couldn't finish the play. 72 minutes into the game, Rıfkı Süvari cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Şaban Salah was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. İrfan-Can Kahveci's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 77thth minute, Şaban Salah skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A hard shot 79 in the game by İrfan-Can Kahveci from a close distance when the talented Şaban Salah managed to make a qualified save. G . S A R A Y's players were relieved. Nevşehirspor made a substitution. Olcay Geylan replaced Kılıçalp Çerağ. Nevşehirspor's Recep Muhittin was substituted for Rıfkı Süvari. The Nevşehirspor fans' excitement grew in the 86th match minute when Nevşehirspor's İlhan Mansız looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rahim Özkurt during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 96 minutes into the match, İlhan Mansız dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Şaban Salah, 0-6.