Official Cup

19 Mayıs Stadyumu
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rıfkı Tanpınar made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Gençlerbirliği getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Ahmet Hayri Eryilmaz hit a great ball. Güner Tarancı took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sacit Erenoz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Memduh Tenzil in the 16th minute of play forced Gençlerbirliği's goalkeeper Güner Tarancı to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Güner Tarancı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baykam Özkutsal, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Güner Tarancı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sacit Erenoz, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 22nd minute, Kaan Akboğa 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. After 26 minutes, Aytekin Toktuğ mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the XL-Azrail Team and the Gençlerbirliği players grew even worse after the yellow card. Güner Tarancı showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arif Memduh Tenzil in the 31st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Orhan Karataş in the 36th minute of play forced Gençlerbirliği's goalkeeper Güner Tarancı to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Şentürk Cihanser showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rıfkı Tanpınar in the 38th minute of the match. Ali Orhan Karataş struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Güner Tarancı didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for XL-Azrail Team. After 42 minutes, Şenol Saatçioğlu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gençlerbirliği and the XL-Azrail Team players grew even worse after the yellow card. Şenol Saatçioğlu hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. In the 43rd minute of the match Ahmet Ziya Sabih sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Güner Tarancı skillfully saved the ball. The audience was convinced that Ali Orhan Karataş's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Güner Tarancı was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baykam Özkutsal in the 47th minute of play forced Gençlerbirliği's goalkeeper Güner Tarancı to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

After having played for 52 minutes, Rıfkı Tanpınar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gençlerbirliği's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rıfkı Tanpınar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Gençlerbirliği booed when XL-Azrail Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aytekin Toktuğ didn't get a good kick on the ball. XL-Azrail Team's Şentürk Cihanser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rıfkı Tanpınar in the 58th minute of play. A collision led to XL-Azrail Team getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Hüseyin Turan İçten hit a great ball. Şentürk Cihanser showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rıfkı Tanpınar in the 60th minute of the match. After 66 played minutes Gençlerbirliği got a freekick which was hit by Gencer Sair. Güner Tarancı was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Ahmet Ziya Sabih. In the 70th minute Arif Memduh Tenzil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Güner Tarancı saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 77 minutes into the match, XL-Azrail Team's goal looked a bit too open when Rıfkı Tanpınar came free, but Şentürk Cihanser reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 79 minutes, Rıfkı Tanpınar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gençlerbirliği and the XL-Azrail Team players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of XL-Azrail Team booed when Gençlerbirliği was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rıfkı Tanpınar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Güner Tarancı acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 80th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Ahmet Ziya Sabih. Güner Tarancı took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Orhan Karataş, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 82 minutes into the game, Alemdar Arslanşah recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Güner Tarancı. Alemdar Arslanşah showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cüneyd Umman during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 92 played minutes Gençlerbirliği got a freekick which was hit by Cüneyd Umman. XL-Azrail Team's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.