Official Cup

İZZET GÜL STADYUMU
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luke Puig kicked off to start the match. Khachatryan's Jermaine Richmond proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Khachatryan from getting a goal against them. Ceandro Belalcaraz's late challenge caught a Khachatryan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ceandro Belalcaraz helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Seferihisar İdman Gücü's Ceandro Belalcaraz got a free kick in the 13th minute. The audience was convinced that Sung McKinley's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bedrettin Münir was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Jermaine Richmond made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Luke Puig sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Seferihisar İdman Gücü getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Edmondo Melani hit a great ball. Bedrettin Münir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Merlin Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Khachatryan's Merlin Castro got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tigran Kirakosyan in the 21st minute of play forced Seferihisar İdman Gücü's goalkeeper Bedrettin Münir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zafer Özçelik kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the match, Seferihisar İdman Gücü's goal looked a bit too open when Albert Paulíny came free, but Bedrettin Münir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 35 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goalkeeper Jermaine Richmond had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luke Puig. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merlin Castro in the 41st minute of play forced Seferihisar İdman Gücü's goalkeeper Bedrettin Münir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Seferihisar İdman Gücü getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Daniel Matos hit a great ball. After having played for 44 minutes, Ceandro Belalcaraz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Seferihisar İdman Gücü's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ceandro Belalcaraz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Merlin Castro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Merlin Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Khachatryan made a substitution. Hu Wei Shu replaced Tigran Kirakosyan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merlin Castro in the 58th minute of play forced Seferihisar İdman Gücü's goalkeeper Bedrettin Münir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute Merlin Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bedrettin Münir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sung McKinley's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bedrettin Münir read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. Bedrettin Münir made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Zé Augusto Souza sent off a good shot on target. Jermaine Richmond took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luke Puig, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bedrettin Münir stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Merlin Castro's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. With a little luck, Seferihisar İdman Gücü's Bedrettin Münir got control of the ball when Merlin Castro tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 73rd match minute, Seferihisar İdman Gücü was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Matos to maneuver through the defense. Khachatryan's Cesar Holland was substituted for Zé Augusto Souza. In the 75th match minute, Seferihisar İdman Gücü was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Matos to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Merlin Castro in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bedrettin Münir prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ceandro Belalcaraz struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Jermaine Richmond didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Seferihisar İdman Gücü. Seferihisar İdman Gücü made a substitution. Gencer Benlioğlu replaced Zafer Özçelik. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ceandro Belalcaraz in the 83rd minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Jermaine Richmond to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Merlin Castro succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-1 in the 84th playminute. Jermaine Richmond showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luke Puig in the 89th minute of the match. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 92nd minute, but Bedrettin Münir got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Seferihisar İdman Gücü hanging dry this time. Ceandro Belalcaraz struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Jermaine Richmond didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Seferihisar İdman Gücü.