Prized/Friendly Cup

Lions Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Lions Of Turks's Anıl Ozan Okkan 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. Mithat Hirfanlı kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Özalp Tokuztuğ showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Kadri Başkaya in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 4th match minute, Lions Of Turks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cabbar Özkan to maneuver through the defense. Güven Maksut hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute Artaç Ünsan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Kaan Torcan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fahri Yetişen was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 20 minutes into the match. The referee gave SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON a penalty, 22 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Sermet Akçakoca, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Lions Of Turks's Özalp Tokuztuğ. 0-1. In the 26th minute, Ayberk Sarduç hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Arif Burak Erengüç in the 27th minute really tested Ali Kaan Torcan's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After a defensive mix-up in SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON's zone, Cabbar Özkan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ali Kaan Torcan came out of the goal and Cabbar Özkan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 34 minutes, Artaç Ünsan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lions Of Turks's supporters crossed their fingers, but Artaç Ünsan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 36 minutes into the match, Ahmet Kadri Başkaya notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Lions Of Turks's Özalp Tokuztuğ. Özalp Tokuztuğ was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON booed when Lions Of Turks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nihat Candar didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 48th minute, Ahmet Kadri Başkaya made a precise shot to the right of Özalp Tokuztuğ. Lions Of Turks's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. The Lions Of Turks players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON were winning 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ahmet Kadri Başkaya to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes Lions Of Turks got a freekick which was hit by Muhittin Ülkenur. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ahmet Kadri Başkaya got free with Özalp Tokuztuğ in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 63rd match minute, Lions Of Turks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nihat Candar to maneuver through the defense. In the 67th minute, Artaç Ünsan 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. Özalp Tokuztuğ showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Kadri Başkaya in the 71st minute of the match. The supporters of SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON booed when Lions Of Turks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nihat Candar didn't get a good kick on the ball. SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON's Sermet Akçakoca got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON's Ahmet Kadri Başkaya got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Artaç Ünsan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Ali Kaan Torcan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 90th minute Ayberk Sarduç shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Özalp Tokuztuğ saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artaç Ünsan in the 97th minute of play forced SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON's goalkeeper Ali Kaan Torcan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON played a much better game than Lions Of Turks and deserved their victory. The Lions Of Turks players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.