Official Cup

Arena Prezulo
Spectators: 10530 (Terracing: 7898, Seating: 2422, VIP seats: 210) The mood of the audience was pleasant when İrfan Altıncığlu made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the game, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu's İrfan Altıncığlu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Isaac Ferreira made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Turgut Soyuer in the 8th minute of play forced Osmanlı İmparatorluğu's goalkeeper Yunus-Emre Balcik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Osmanlı İmparatorluğu's Yunus-Emre Balcik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Turgut Soyuer in the 12th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, PREZULO FC's goal looked a bit too open when İrfan Altıncığlu came free, but Isaac Ferreira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by İrfan Altıncığlu in the 16th minute of play forced PREZULO FC's goalkeeper Isaac Ferreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute, Denis Barber hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. PREZULO FC's Shi Xi Zhen shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 19th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Yunus-Emre Balcik but with some difficulty. Isaac Ferreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from İrfan Altıncığlu in the 20th minute of play. In the 20th minute, İrfan Altıncığlu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Isaac Ferreira was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After a rather tough play, PREZULO FC's Albano Jaunzuria got a free kick in the 29th minute. Morten Langørgen hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Turgut Soyuer might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yunus-Emre Balcik. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Turgut Soyuer ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Turgut Soyuer in the 31st minute of play forced Osmanlı İmparatorluğu's goalkeeper Yunus-Emre Balcik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yunus-Emre Balcik made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Saulão Chettle sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Turgut Soyuer in the 44th minute of play forced Osmanlı İmparatorluğu's goalkeeper Yunus-Emre Balcik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Osmanlı İmparatorluğu were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Turgut Soyuer made a kick off. Yunus-Emre Balcik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Turgut Soyuer, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. After 57 played minutes Osmanlı İmparatorluğu got a freekick which was hit by Emrah Öztay. Saulão Chettle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yunus-Emre Balcik having to interfere. 64 minutes into the game, Turgut Soyuer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Yunus-Emre Balcik was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Osmanlı İmparatorluğu made a substitution. Aybars Çokman replaced Franc Debuire. An unexpectedly hard shot by Turgut Soyuer in the 74th minute of play forced Osmanlı İmparatorluğu's goalkeeper Yunus-Emre Balcik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. PREZULO FC's Mari Balotelli was substituted for Turgut Soyuer. In the 82nd minute, Ahmet Gökalp Tuğtekin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Osmanlı İmparatorluğu getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Denis Barber hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Shi Xi Zhen managed to get in a good position for a shot. PREZULO FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Shi Xi Zhen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yunus-Emre Balcik breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Rodrigues in the 93rd minute of play forced PREZULO FC's goalkeeper Isaac Ferreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yunus-Emre Balcik didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mari Balotelli went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. The whistle blew for the end of the second half and the match was still tied. The players were able to take a short break before lining up again for extra-time.

After resting during the break, the players from both teams went out on the field looking very concentrated. It was now first half of the overtime. Richard Rodrigues made the kick off and play began. Through an outstanding action, after 101 minutes, Yunus-Emre Balcik successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 105th minute Mari Balotelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yunus-Emre Balcik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Rodrigues in the 107th minute of play forced PREZULO FC's goalkeeper Isaac Ferreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Betão de Brito got free with Yunus-Emre Balcik in the 111th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu's Yunus-Emre Balcik got control of the ball when Betão de Brito tried to sneak it across the goal line. Saulão Chettle received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Yunus-Emre Balcik came out and tried to block the shot, but Saulão Chettle slotted it home off the left post making it 3-2 in the 114th minute. PREZULO FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Osmanlı İmparatorluğu for a fine match.