Official Cup

Soldiers Stadium
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Ant Temizkan made the kick off and thus started the match. 5 minutes into the match, Sleepy Soldiers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gürhan Tüzeman came free, but Joonatan De Vlaeminck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andres Oper got free with Birdal Nuratay in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Joonatan De Vlaeminck came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by SARAY A.Ş's Zheng Li Ling. But to his dismay, Zheng Li Ling quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 19th minute of the match Sleepy Soldiers FC got a corner. SARAY A.Ş's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Frits Cromefeldt ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Sleepy Soldiers FC's Octavio Ordono getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Hüseyin Can Gözlem kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. In the 22ndth minute of the game Andres Oper who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SARAY A.Ş's Birdal Nuratay was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Birdal Nuratay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andres Oper, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sleepy Soldiers FC's Joonatan De Vlaeminck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gürhan Tüzeman in the 28th minute of play. When Andres Oper came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Sleepy Soldiers FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Andres Oper couldn't finish the play. Octavio Ordono blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Birdal Nuratay having to make a save. After 34 played minutes Sleepy Soldiers FC got a freekick which was hit by Frits Cromefeldt. In the 35th minute Zheng Li Ling shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joonatan De Vlaeminck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Sleepy Soldiers FC fans' excitement grew in the 37th match minute when Sleepy Soldiers FC's Andres Oper looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Sleepy Soldiers FC's attentive Léo Zanette managed to snatch the ball when Hüseyin Can Gözlem made a throw-in in the 40th minute of the game. In the 43rd match minute, SARAY A.Ş was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hüseyin Can Gözlem to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Andres Oper put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Birdal Nuratay. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Andres Oper was the one to do the kick off. Joonatan De Vlaeminck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zheng Li Ling, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Birdal Nuratay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andres Oper, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. When Fumo Alto fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sleepy Soldiers FC's protests and gave Fumo Alto a yellow card for diving instead. After 55 played minutes Sleepy Soldiers FC got a freekick which was hit by Fumo Alto. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andres Oper in the 69th minute of play forced SARAY A.Ş's goalkeeper Birdal Nuratay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind SARAY A.Ş's goalkeeper Birdal Nuratay, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 75th minute, Andres Oper left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sleepy Soldiers FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Andres Oper hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. When the match clock showed 81 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Andres Oper sped through SARAY A.Ş's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Birdal Nuratay. 85 minutes into the match, Andres Oper had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Birdal Nuratay. SARAY A.Ş's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andres Oper was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Joonatan De Vlaeminck made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Antonello Ragazzoni sent off a good shot on target. In the 92nd minute Gürhan Tüzeman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joonatan De Vlaeminck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Sleepy Soldiers FC had won after a very even match.