Official Cup

Merceron Arena
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) SEFEROĞULLARI's Cumhur Talut started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Cumhur Talut sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to SEFEROĞULLARI getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Emirhan Cevar hit a great ball. Dursun Ali Mensur came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Merceron United's Anthony Ruzzi. But to his dismay, Anthony Ruzzi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Alfredo Monaco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Dursun Ali Mensur made a huge save. In the 15th play minute Dario Cardillo came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Dursun Ali Mensur. 2-0. Yaşar Sefercik hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Dursun Ali Mensur made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alfredo Monaco in the 18th minute. When Dario Cardillo came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Merceron United 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 Dario Cardillo couldn't finish the play. The supporters of SEFEROĞULLARI booed when Merceron United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anthony Ruzzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Basri Kuddus recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Yaşar Sefercik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anthony Ruzzi hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Concetto Tiberio came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by SEFEROĞULLARI's Basri Kuddus. But to his dismay, Basri Kuddus quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. With a little luck, SEFEROĞULLARI's Dursun Ali Mensur got control of the ball when Alfredo Monaco tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Necati Çiftçi during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 35 played minutes SEFEROĞULLARI got a freekick which was hit by Necati Çiftçi. After 38 minutes of play, SEFEROĞULLARI's Basri Kuddus made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Concetto Tiberio was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alexander Longo hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Mustafa Ekrem Ozansoy took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 44th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Concetto Tiberio. Merceron United's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

58 minutes into the game, SEFEROĞULLARI's Mustafa Ekrem Ozansoy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Concetto Tiberio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. Cumhur Talut received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Concetto Tiberio came out and tried to block the shot, but Cumhur Talut slotted it home off the left post making it 2-5 in the 63rd minute. In the 66th minute, Yaşar Sefercik reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Concetto Tiberio. The goal made the score 2-6. SEFEROĞULLARI made a substitution. Tanju Çırakoğlu replaced Emirhan Cevar. The supporters of SEFEROĞULLARI booed when Merceron United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredo Monaco didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Mustafa Ekrem Ozansoy from long distance, 74 minutes into the match, got Concetto Tiberio's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Concetto Tiberio was out of position in the 75 minute of play, and Yaşar Sefercik capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Yaşar Sefercik really showed his touch with that goal: 2-7. Dursun Ali Mensur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Monaco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yaşar Sefercik took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Concetto Tiberio. Concetto Tiberio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-8. If Alfredo Monaco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Barış Özçelik charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Barış Özçelik the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Merceron United booed when SEFEROĞULLARI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Barış Özçelik didn't get a good kick on the ball.