Official Cup

NİĞDE ARENA
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Marcelino Verdeja started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelino Verdeja in the 7th minute of play forced NİĞDE FK's goalkeeper Ubaldo Abalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 10 minutes, Marcelino Verdeja managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. RACIN DE CHAWEN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcelino Verdeja was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marcelino Verdeja might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ubaldo Abalos. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marcelino Verdeja ran back to his position shaking his head. Ubaldo Abalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelino Verdeja in the 14th minute of play. After 15 minutes of play, RACIN DE CHAWEN's Marcelino Verdeja made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ubaldo Abalos was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 18th minute Marcelino Verdeja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ubaldo Abalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute Marcelino Verdeja shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ubaldo Abalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. NİĞDE FK's Ubaldo Abalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelino Verdeja in the 23rd minute of play. Marco Pedriza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Kağan Demirezen in the 24th minute of play. If Marcelino Verdeja had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ubaldo Abalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelino Verdeja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When NİĞDE FK's Şerif Öksüz in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye RACIN DE CHAWEN's goalie prevented a goal. Otto Kartasasmita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marco Pedriza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Behzat Ziya in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelino Verdeja in the 41st minute of play forced NİĞDE FK's goalkeeper Ubaldo Abalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ubaldo Abalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelino Verdeja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The NİĞDE FK players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. RACIN DE CHAWEN were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Derviş Şemseddin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Marcelino Verdeja sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 52 minutes into the match, NİĞDE FK's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelino Verdeja came free, but Ubaldo Abalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 55th minute of the match RACIN DE CHAWEN got a corner. NİĞDE FK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Otto Kartasasmita ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Donzel Sobera managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Marco Pedriza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Kağan Demirezen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Marcelino Verdeja had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ubaldo Abalos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rufo Serra in the 68th minute. In the 79th minute, Boğaçhan Sabuncu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ubaldo Abalos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Caetano Galnares went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Marco Pedriza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Şerif Öksüz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 84 played minutes NİĞDE FK got a freekick which was hit by Ali Behzat Ziya. Caetano Galnares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ubaldo Abalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caetano Galnares, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 91 minutes into the match, Caetano Galnares had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ubaldo Abalos. NİĞDE FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Caetano Galnares was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. RACIN DE CHAWEN's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.