Official Cup

SKY ARENA
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Yağızalp Andaç made the kick off which started today's match. Savaş Baykal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sungur Yalçın in the 3rd minute of play. Baturhan Erozan scored 0-1 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zülfikar Kumukbay, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Alpertunga Yazganalp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Zülfikar Kumukbay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, Sungur Yalçın dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Savaş Baykal, 1-1. 26 minutes into the match, Baturhan Erozan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zülfikar Kumukbay. The Last Airbender's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Baturhan Erozan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. 30 minutes into the match, Sungur Yalçın dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Savaş Baykal, 2-2. Baturhan Erozan might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zülfikar Kumukbay. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Baturhan Erozan ran back to his position shaking his head. 35 minutes into the match, The Last Airbender's goal looked a bit too open when Baturhan Erozan came free, but Zülfikar Kumukbay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. İlmi Arpacıoğlu got a throw-in 42 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Burhan Yaşam. When Emirhan Kutlan fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Last Airbender's protests and gave Emirhan Kutlan a yellow card for diving instead. In the 46th match minute, The Last Airbender was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emirhan Kutlan to maneuver through the defense. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Baturhan Erozan to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Baturhan Erozan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Gold Raiders FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Baturhan Erozan hit a great ball. In the 57th match minute, Gold Raiders FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baturhan Erozan to maneuver through the defense. Savaş Baykal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Burhan Yaşam, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Göksel Esenboğa charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Göksel Esenboğa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 61st match minute, Gold Raiders FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Göksel Esenboğa to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yağızalp Andaç in the 64th minute of play forced Gold Raiders FC's goalkeeper Savaş Baykal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yağızalp Andaç in the 65th minute of play forced Gold Raiders FC's goalkeeper Savaş Baykal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zülfikar Kumukbay was a little too slow when Faruk Ceyhan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 70th minute. The score was now 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sungur Yalçın in the 74th minute of play forced Gold Raiders FC's goalkeeper Savaş Baykal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gold Raiders FC's Savaş Baykal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Burhan Yaşam in the 75th minute of play. A collision led to The Last Airbender getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Sungur Yalçın hit a great ball. The Last Airbender's defense didn't have a chance, in the 82nd minute, when Faruk Ceyhan scored to the left of an out of position Zülfikar Kumukbay, making the score, 2-4. The Last Airbender's Zülfikar Kumukbay proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save The Last Airbender from getting a goal against them. The Last Airbender's Zülfikar Kumukbay proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save The Last Airbender from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yağızalp Andaç in the 94th minute of play forced Gold Raiders FC's goalkeeper Savaş Baykal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yağızalp Andaç in the 97th minute of play forced Gold Raiders FC's goalkeeper Savaş Baykal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Gold Raiders FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.