Official Cup

Darıca İlçe Stadyumu
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Darıca Gençlerbirliği's Kurtuluş Gelenbe 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. Yiğitcan İncili showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artur Reis in the 3rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kurtuluş Gelenbe in the 9th minute of play forced Cebollas's goalkeeper Sarracino De la Rosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute, Kurtuluş Gelenbe left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Darıca Gençlerbirliği fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 14th minute, Kurtuluş Gelenbe left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Darıca Gençlerbirliği fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. After 20 played minutes Darıca Gençlerbirliği got a freekick which was hit by Frode Ruud. Yiğitcan İncili showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artur Reis, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Yiğitcan İncili took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artur Reis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the match, Artur Reis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yiğitcan İncili. Darıca Gençlerbirliği's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Artur Reis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Senen Zafrilla made in the 43rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Artur Reis. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Artur Reis to make the kick off. Julián Casado hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Sarracino De la Rosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Birdal Alyakut in the 53rd minute of the match. Frode Ruud hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. With his leg Yiğitcan İncili managed to avoid a goal in the 61stth minute, when Cebollas's Artur Reis fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Darıca Gençlerbirliği's Birdal Alyakut got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cebollas made a substitution. Michel Ponce De Leon replaced Matthias Tilk. Darıca Gençlerbirliği's Yiğitcan İncili played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artur Reis in the 71st minute of play. Yiğitcan İncili made an important save on a dangerous shot by Michel Ponce De Leon in the 72nd minute. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cebollas's goalkeeper Sarracino De la Rosa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Birdal Alyakut in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sarracino De la Rosa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Darıca Gençlerbirliği were awarded a corner in the 78th minute after Cebollas's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Frode Ruud took the corner. Sarracino De la Rosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Birdal Alyakut in the 80th minute of the match. Sarracino De la Rosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Birdal Alyakut, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Birdal Alyakut took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sarracino De la Rosa. Sarracino De la Rosa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Sarracino De la Rosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Birdal Alyakut in the 92nd minute of play.