Official Cup

FUAT KARA
Spectators: 6585 (Terracing: 4940, Seating: 1515, VIP seats: 130) S.S.C. NAPOLI's Fulvio Muzzolon 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. In the 2nd minute Ciccio Bassani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orhan Seyfi Üstün saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 2nd minute, Ciccio Bassani made a precise shot to the right of Orhan Seyfi Üstün. H E P T A N's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. S.S.C. NAPOLI's Achille Albanesi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save S.S.C. NAPOLI from getting a goal against them. In the 14th minute, Ciccio Bassani ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Orhan Seyfi Üstün was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Orhan Seyfi Üstün showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciccio Bassani, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fulvio Muzzolon in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Orhan Seyfi Üstün saved H E P T A N from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fulvio Grande in the 25th minute of play forced H E P T A N's goalkeeper Orhan Seyfi Üstün to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. S.S.C. NAPOLI's Ciccio Bassani got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Achille Albanesi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from İlhami Akkurt in the 30th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fulvio Muzzolon in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Orhan Seyfi Üstün saved H E P T A N from getting behind. 33 minutes into the game, S.S.C. NAPOLI's Richard Nixon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Orhan Seyfi Üstün made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. 35 minutes into the match, H E P T A N's goal looked a bit too open when Fulvio Grande came free, but Orhan Seyfi Üstün reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Orhan Seyfi Üstün took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciccio Bassani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th minute, Erhan Timurkan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. S.S.C. NAPOLI's Achille Albanesi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save S.S.C. NAPOLI from getting a goal against them. Fulvio Grande sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fulvio Muzzolon in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Orhan Seyfi Üstün saved H E P T A N from getting behind. Fabrício Carmo hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The H E P T A N players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. S.S.C. NAPOLI were winning 0-3.

Fulvio Muzzolons short, quick shot in the 52ndth minute got Orhan Seyfi Üstün to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fulvio Muzzolon in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Orhan Seyfi Üstün prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Achille Albanesi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erhan Timurkan in the 55th minute of play. H E P T A N's Ahmet Kağan Çelikel was substituted for Murat Şenalp. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fulvio Grande in the 61st minute of play forced H E P T A N's goalkeeper Orhan Seyfi Üstün to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Refik Akdoğan in the 67th minute of play forced S.S.C. NAPOLI's goalkeeper Achille Albanesi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fulvio Muzzolon in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Orhan Seyfi Üstün prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Orhan Seyfi Üstün stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Richard Nixon's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. In the 77th minute Ciccio Bassani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orhan Seyfi Üstün saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. S.S.C. NAPOLI's Fulvio Muzzolon got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 82nd minute Erhan Timurkan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Achille Albanesi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by S.S.C. NAPOLI's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Aytuğ Nezihi was slow to take the kick. During this time H E P T A N's players had a chance to rest. The corner led H E P T A N's Aytuğ Nezihi to fire away a dangerous shot which Achille Albanesi despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 86th minute Dave Pierucci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orhan Seyfi Üstün saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute of the match, Dave Pierucci tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Orhan Seyfi Üstün saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dave Pierucci got free with Orhan Seyfi Üstün in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Orhan Seyfi Üstün took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dave Pierucci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

When the final whistle sounded S.S.C. NAPOLI left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than H E P T A N.