Official Cup

16 MAYIS STADYUMU
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Recep Bakırhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Furkan Aktan, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. When Seyfi Nadir came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the BATMAN SK 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 Seyfi Nadir couldn't finish the play. Recep Bakırhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Furkan Aktan in the 11th minute of the match. In the 13th minute, Atıf Uğursan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 14th minute, Furkan Aktan made a precise shot to the right of Recep Bakırhan. BATMAN SK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 17 minutes into the match, BATMAN SK's goal looked a bit too open when Atalan Zaik came free, but Recep Bakırhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edson Nascimento in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Recep Bakırhan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Seyfi Nadir managed to get in a good position for a shot. BATMAN SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Seyfi Nadir was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodriguinho Lara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 26th minute of the match, Seyfi Nadir got a very nice opportunity to score, but Rodriguinho Lara was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Seyfi Nadir's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Rodriguinho Lara read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. Gökhan Şen charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gökhan Şen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of BATMAN SK booed when KARŞIYAKA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gökhan Şen didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, KARŞIYAKA's Furkan Aktan got a free kick in the 36th minute. A collision led to BATMAN SK getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Ali Atıf Canal hit a great ball. A collision led to KARŞIYAKA getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Furkan Aktan hit a great ball. After the first half KARŞIYAKA were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edson Nascimento to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Furkan Aktan 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 73 played minutes KARŞIYAKA got a freekick which was hit by Ali Baran Bircanoğlu. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Seyfi Nadir in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rodriguinho Lara saved KARŞIYAKA from getting behind. KARŞIYAKA's Rodriguinho Lara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Seyfi Nadir in the 76th minute of play. In the 83rdth minute of the game Furkan Aktan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BATMAN SK's Recep Bakırhan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of KARŞIYAKA booed when BATMAN SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Recep Erendiz didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 91 played minutes KARŞIYAKA got a freekick which was hit by Furkan Aktan. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see BATMAN SK lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.