Official Cup

ThE HeLL
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Murathan Şemsifer started the match with the kick off. Vedat Nezir didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Murathan Şemsifer went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After 7 played minutes Birtanem FC got a freekick which was hit by Seyrani Ekiner. 11 minutes into the match, Birtanem FC's goalkeeper Rıdvan Bedi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ferid Cengel. In the 14thth minute of the game Murathan Şemsifer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL's Vedat Nezir was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Murathan Şemsifer came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Birtanem 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 Murathan Şemsifer couldn't finish the play. A sloppy throw-in by Resul Eralkan in the 26th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Birtanem FC's Caner Tezal. In the 27th minute, Murathan Şemsifer made a precise shot to the right of Vedat Nezir. VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Şerif Cihansah charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Şerif Cihansah the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Şerif Cihansah hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. 40 minutes into the match, VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL's goal looked a bit too open when Murathan Şemsifer came free, but Vedat Nezir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sakut Koçaş to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Sakut Koçaş cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Rıdvan Bedi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rıdvan Bedi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sakut Koçaş, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 67 minutes, Murathan Şemsifer made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL's Vedat Nezir tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 72nd minute, Caner Tezal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nurettin Onay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 76 minutes into the game, VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL's Nurettin Onay nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rıdvan Bedi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. Rıdvan Bedi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yalçın Yalınç in the 80th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Caner Tezal during the 84th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 84 played minutes Birtanem FC got a freekick which was hit by Caner Tezal. 87 minutes into the match, Birtanem FC's Murathan Şemsifer sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vedat Nezir narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL's zone, Murathan Şemsifer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vedat Nezir came out of the goal and Murathan Şemsifer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL's Resul Eralkan got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Murathan Şemsifer might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vedat Nezir. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Murathan Şemsifer ran back to his position shaking his head. The VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Birtanem FC's performance. The match ended with a win for Birtanem FC.