Official Cup

AZADİ ARENA
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tuna Selim started the match with the kick off. Sedat Uzgoren blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mustafa Hakan İmroz having to make a save. After 16 played minutes KOO Tigers got a freekick which was hit by 毛亮亦. Ömer Turgut might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mustafa Hakan İmroz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ömer Turgut ran back to his position shaking his head. 19 minutes into the match, City Friseur Wuppertal's goal looked a bit too open when Asım Arif Taluy came free, but İrfan Barlas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Ertan Dural had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yetkin Şanver during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 22 played minutes City Friseur Wuppertal got a freekick which was hit by Yetkin Şanver. In the 32nd match minute, KOO Tigers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Engin Candar to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th minute, Sedat Uzgoren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 38 minutes of play City Friseur Wuppertal's Yetkin Şanver was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to City Friseur Wuppertal getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Yetkin Şanver hit a great ball. Francis Canyelles struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. İrfan Barlas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KOO Tigers. Mustafa Hakan İmroz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Göktan Girgin in the 45th minute of play. 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.

51 minutes into the match, City Friseur Wuppertal's goal looked a bit too open when Ertan Dural came free, but İrfan Barlas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, City Friseur Wuppertal's Sedat Uzgoren got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Battal Cüneyt İhtişam hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. In the 54thth minute of the game Ertan Dural who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but City Friseur Wuppertal's İrfan Barlas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ertan Dural in the 60th minute of play forced City Friseur Wuppertal's goalkeeper İrfan Barlas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st match minute, City Friseur Wuppertal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Battal Cüneyt İhtişam to maneuver through the defense. 68 minutes into the game, Ertan Dural recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of İrfan Barlas. Ertan Dural showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-1. Battal Cüneyt İhtişam made in the 76th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by KOO Tigers's Asım Arif Taluy. In the 76th minute, KOO Tigers's Ertan Dural ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind İrfan Barlas. İrfan Barlas yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. KOO Tigers's Ertan Dural got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 94 minutes into the game, Sedat Uzgoren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. City Friseur Wuppertal's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KOO Tigers the free kick. A collision led to City Friseur Wuppertal getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Sedat Uzgoren hit a great ball. The KOO Tigers players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.