Official Cup

Carlos A. Barbieri
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA -'s Mustafa Hakan Şükür 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. Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Abelardo Janpier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mustafa Hakan Şükür in the 7th minute of play. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's goalkeeper Abelardo Janpier, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cláudio-André Taffarel was a little too slow when Todd Gronow got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 13th minute. The score was now 1-0. Abelardo Janpier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustafa Hakan Şükür in the 19th minute of play. After 21 minutes of play, TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA -'s Mustafa Hakan Şükür made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abelardo Janpier was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 24th minute Arno Jahe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Janpier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Chet Baker struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Abelardo Janpier didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA -. Abelardo Janpier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mustafa Hakan Şükür, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abelardo Janpier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arno Jahe in the 37th minute of the match. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's goalkeeper Abelardo Janpier, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 47th minute, Mustafa Hakan Şükür made a precise shot to the right of Abelardo Janpier. Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Todd Gronow stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 56 played minutes TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA - got a freekick which was hit by Lütfi Erkılıç. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mustafa Hakan Şükür in the 63rd minute of play forced Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's goalkeeper Abelardo Janpier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute Arno Jahe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Janpier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Abelardo Janpier proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC from getting a goal against them. TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA -'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fabian Sierocki in the 77th minute. The corner ended in Fabian Sierocki almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Abelardo Janpier did a great save. Cláudio-André Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Todd Gronow, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Abelardo Janpier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustafa Hakan Şükür in the 83rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Todd Gronow's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cláudio-André Taffarel was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. In the 88th match minute, TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA - was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lütfi Erkılıç to maneuver through the defense. TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA -'s Sandu Cenușă was substituted for Mustafa Hakan Şükür. Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Mariusz Ratulowski was substituted for Todd Gronow. Cláudio-André Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariusz Ratulowski in the 91st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Mariusz Ratulowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cláudio-André Taffarel was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. In the 97th minute Mariusz Ratulowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio-André Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. TR - UYANIŞ KIZILELMA - were clearly better and deserved to take the win.