Official Cup

UZUNDÜZ ARENA
Spectators: 512 (Terracing: 385, Seating: 117, VIP seats: 10) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mondi Drogba started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the match, Tours Football Club's Arif Çelebi Ergener sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Atıf Mertoğul narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Guy Jourdan made a great header on Tours Football Club's corner, it was just that ESPİYEM 28's Atıf Mertoğul managed to reach the ball for a save. Atıf Mertoğul made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arif Çelebi Ergener in the 9th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Aziz Koehler ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Atıf Mertoğul was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After a rather tough play, Tours Football Club's Faustin Hamet got a free kick in the 19th minute. In the 21st minute of the game Antonin Couget made a throw-in which Arif Çelebi Ergener played forward. In the 22nd minute, Müfit Sıraç hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ESPİYEM 28's Atıf Mertoğul played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guy Jourdan in the 23rd minute of play. Atıf Mertoğul stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Faustin Hamet's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. 30 minutes into the match, ESPİYEM 28's goal looked a bit too open when Arif Çelebi Ergener came free, but Atıf Mertoğul reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tayyar Tunay could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Lech Blochowiak made a huge save. Atıf Mertoğul showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arif Çelebi Ergener in the 34th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Mondi Drogba managed to get in a good position for a shot. ESPİYEM 28's supporters rose to their feet, but Mondi Drogba was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lech Blochowiak breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 46 minutes into the game, Tours Football Club's Arif Çelebi Ergener nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Atıf Mertoğul made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arif Çelebi Ergener stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute of the match, Arif Çelebi Ergener tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Atıf Mertoğul saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 54th minute Tours Football Club were awarded a corner. Guy Jourdan went to the cornerflag to take it. If Tayyar Tunay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 59 minutes Tours Football Club's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Müfit Sıraç who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Mondi Drogba got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Lech Blochowiak quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Lech Blochowiak stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mondi Drogba's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. Mondi Drogba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tours Football Club's Cyrille Jenny was substituted for Arif Çelebi Ergener. Tours Football Club's Jim-André Van Landschoot was substituted for Charles-Emmanuel Camilleri. Atıf Mertoğul made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cyrille Jenny in the 65th minute of play. Atıf Mertoğul showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cyrille Jenny, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. In the 70th minute Cyrille Jenny shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Atıf Mertoğul saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 72 minutes ESPİYEM 28's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Guy Jourdan who took care of the corner kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Cyrille Jenny kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Atıf Mertoğul. That made the score 0-4 in the 74 minute of play. The supporters of ESPİYEM 28 booed when Tours Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faustin Hamet didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cyrille Jenny in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Atıf Mertoğul prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 86th minute Cyrille Jenny shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Atıf Mertoğul saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. José Paulo do Nascimento kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Atıf Mertoğul showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cyrille Jenny in the 89th minute of the match. Cyrille Jenny might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Atıf Mertoğul. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cyrille Jenny ran back to his position shaking his head. ESPİYEM 28's Atıf Mertoğul played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cyrille Jenny in the 91st minute of play. Tours Football Club's Cyrille Jenny got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.