Official Cup

Kaniş Antik Stadyumu
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anıl Baran Şendoğan started the match with the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Orhan Veli Maksut kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ergin İlkan. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. Rüknettin Demirbaş made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anıl Baran Şendoğan in the 6th minute of play. Rüknettin Demirbaş showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tolga Sebil in the 8th minute of the match. Gökberk Beytekin kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. In the 14th minute, Mürsel Can hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Orhan Veli Maksut got free with Ergin İlkan in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rüknettin Demirbaş took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anıl Baran Şendoğan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rüknettin Demirbaş showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tolga Sebil in the 26th minute of the match. Ergin İlkan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cevat Mansur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anıl Baran Şendoğan in the 33rd minute of play forced Kültepe Spor Kulübü's goalkeeper Rüknettin Demirbaş to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute, Gürkan Bahadıroğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 37 minutes into the match, Kültepe Spor Kulübü's goal looked a bit too open when Emrah Songur came free, but Rüknettin Demirbaş reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 38 played minutes Pirates of Black Sea got a freekick which was hit by Zafer Albay. Kültepe Spor Kulübü's Doğa Ustam shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 39th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Ergin İlkan but with some difficulty. Ergin İlkan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gökberk Beytekin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Necip Fazıl Aşık in the 46th minute of play forced Pirates of Black Sea's goalkeeper Ergin İlkan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Atalan Necdet fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pirates of Black Sea's protests and gave Atalan Necdet a yellow card for diving instead. After 47 played minutes Pirates of Black Sea got a freekick which was hit by Atalan Necdet. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gökberk Beytekin was the one to do the kick off. Çağlar Ulağ hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute of the match Emrah Songur shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rüknettin Demirbaş showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 64th minute, Çağlar Ulağ hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alp Gence in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ergin İlkan saved Pirates of Black Sea from getting behind. 71 minutes into the match, Kültepe Spor Kulübü's goal looked a bit too open when Anıl Baran Şendoğan came free, but Rüknettin Demirbaş reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Atalan Necdet was shown his second yellow card after 74 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Kültepe Spor Kulübü booed when Pirates of Black Sea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Atalan Necdet didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pirates of Black Sea were furious when Mustafa Hamit Haşmetli was red carded, 77 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. A collision led to Pirates of Black Sea getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Mustafa Hamit Haşmetli hit a great ball. In the 79th minute of the match Doğa Ustam shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ergin İlkan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Pirates of Black Sea's Ergin İlkan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Çağlar Ulağ in the 81st minute of play. After some careless play in the Pirates of Black Sea defense, Gürkan Bahadıroğlu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ergin İlkan. The Pirates of Black Sea fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ergin İlkan should have stopped the shot. 86 minutes into the match, Pirates of Black Sea's goal looked a bit too open when Gökberk Beytekin came free, but Ergin İlkan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ergin İlkan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alp Gence in the 87th minute of the match. 92 minutes into the match, Cevat Mansur had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ergin İlkan. Pirates of Black Sea's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cevat Mansur was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. For all the effort they put into the match, the Pirates of Black Sea players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Kültepe Spor Kulübü.