Official Cup

Aziz Yıldırım Arena
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rafet Akçiçek got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th match minute, MegaFenerbahce was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oğuz Turatekin to maneuver through the defense. Muharrem Mutluay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alp Mümin, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Muharrem Mutluay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alp Mümin in the 13th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, MegaFenerbahce's goal looked a bit too open when Alp Mümin came free, but Muharrem Mutluay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. MegaFenerbahce's Muharrem Mutluay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Uğur Kılıçaslan in the 21st minute of play. When the match had gone on for 24 minutes, Rafet Akçiçek put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Sungurhan Olgunsoy. After a defensive mix-up in MegaFenerbahce's zone, Battal Cüneyt Suersan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Muharrem Mutluay came out of the goal and Battal Cüneyt Suersan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. ATALAR61's Uğur Kılıçaslan got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Muharrem Mutluay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alp Mümin in the 34th minute of play. After a rather tough play, MegaFenerbahce's Bozkurt Nurdag got a free kick in the 34th minute. After 38 minutes, Galip Özsahin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MegaFenerbahce and the ATALAR61 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Muharrem Mutluay stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alp Mümin's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. Kuzey Baran kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. MegaFenerbahce's Muharrem Mutluay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alp Mümin in the 45th minute of play. Muharrem Mutluay didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alp Mümin went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Rafet Akçiçek might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sungurhan Olgunsoy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rafet Akçiçek ran back to his position shaking his head. MegaFenerbahce's Aktuğ Turatekin got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 59th minute, Rafet Akçiçek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bozkurt Nurdag during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bozkurt Nurdag hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. After having played for 62 minutes, Kudret Recai managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ATALAR61's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kudret Recai was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Uğur Kılıçaslan charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Uğur Kılıçaslan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 67th minute, Uğur Kılıçaslan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sungurhan Olgunsoy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rafet Akçiçek's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafet Akçiçek in the 85th minute of play forced ATALAR61's goalkeeper Sungurhan Olgunsoy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Uğur Kılıçaslan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Muharrem Mutluay read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. Rafet Akçiçek recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sungurhan Olgunsoy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafet Akçiçek in the 98th minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the ATALAR61 players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.