Official Cup

Anatolia Park
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ant Temizkan got the match started through his kick off. The audience was convinced that Vidal Domingo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Birdal Nuratay was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. Gafur Hancı lost his temper 7 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 7 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for A.C Barak! Vidal Domingo hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gürhan Tüzeman in the 13th minute of play forced A.C Barak's goalkeeper Uğuralp Vasfi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the A.C Barak defense, Zheng Li Ling kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Uğuralp Vasfi. The A.C Barak fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Uğuralp Vasfi should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, SARAY A.Ş's Birdal Nuratay got control of the ball when Maura Icardi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Birdal Nuratay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from İrfan Kongur in the 19th minute of play. A collision led to SARAY A.Ş getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Zheng Li Ling hit a great ball. In the 26th minute Gürhan Tüzeman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uğuralp Vasfi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Uğuralp Vasfi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonello Ragazzoni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gürhan Tüzeman in the 29th minute of play forced A.C Barak's goalkeeper Uğuralp Vasfi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the match, SARAY A.Ş's goalkeeper Birdal Nuratay had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by İrfan Kongur. A.C Barak's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ahmet Harun Atacan in the 33rd minute. After taking down the ball on A.C Barak's corner Ahmet Harun Atacan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Birdal Nuratay quite easily take care of the ball. Birdal Nuratay was a little too slow when Neşat Hazar got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 35th minute. The score was now 1-1. After 38 played minutes A.C Barak got a freekick which was hit by Maura Icardi. İrfan Kongur could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Birdal Nuratay made a huge save. 43 minutes into the match, Zheng Li Ling notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of A.C Barak's Uğuralp Vasfi. Uğuralp Vasfi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Demiralp Şömel's late challenge caught a A.C Barak's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Demiralp Şömel helped the player get up and apologised. Demiralp Şömel kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After the first half SARAY A.Ş were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. İrfan Kongur was the one to do the kick off. When A.C Barak's İrfan Kongur in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SARAY A.Ş's goalie prevented a goal. 53 minutes into the match, SARAY A.Ş's goal looked a bit too open when İrfan Kongur came free, but Birdal Nuratay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ant Temizkan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A.C Barak made a substitution. Bican Çavlı replaced Neşat Hazar. Birdal Nuratay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from İrfan Kongur in the 59th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zheng Li Ling in the 60th minute of play forced A.C Barak's goalkeeper Uğuralp Vasfi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 63 minutes into the match, SARAY A.Ş's Ant Temizkan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Uğuralp Vasfi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A.C Barak's defense didn't have a chance, in the 65th minute, when Zheng Li Ling scored to the left of an out of position Uğuralp Vasfi, making the score, 1-3. A.C Barak's Shi Guang Feng was substituted for Víctor Nelsson. Eusebiu Molodețiu kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. In the 71st minute of the match Ahmet Harun Atacan shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Birdal Nuratay showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 73 minutes into the match, A.C Barak's goal looked a bit too open when Zheng Li Ling came free, but Uğuralp Vasfi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bican Çavlı in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Birdal Nuratay saved SARAY A.Ş from getting behind. In the 76th minute of the match A.C Barak got a corner. SARAY A.Ş's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ahmet Harun Atacan ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Ahmet Harun Atacan got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Birdal Nuratay quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 79th minute, Hermínio Furtado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Birdal Nuratay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İrfan Kongur in the 80th minute of the match. When Vidal Domingo fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A.C Barak's protests and gave Vidal Domingo a yellow card for diving instead. SARAY A.Ş's Cihat İlbaşı was substituted for Antonello Ragazzoni. A collision led to A.C Barak getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Vidal Domingo hit a great ball. Ant Temizkan came free with the goalkeeper in the 86th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Uğuralp Vasfi could save by the left post. In the 91st minute, Bican Çavlı made a precise shot to the right of Birdal Nuratay. SARAY A.Ş's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. In the 95thth minute of the game İrfan Kongur who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SARAY A.Ş's Birdal Nuratay was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.