Official Cup

KALE Stadıumu
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Jiang Liang started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 8 minutes into the match, SARAY A.Ş's goal looked a bit too open when Jiang Liang came free, but Birdal Nuratay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Senator S.A.K's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mehdi Dündaroğlu in the 9th minute. The corner ended in Mehdi Dündaroğlu almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but SARAY A.Ş's Birdal Nuratay did a great save. In the 16th minute Jiang Liang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Birdal Nuratay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SARAY A.Ş's Birdal Nuratay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jiang Liang in the 26th minute of play. Edoardo Pasin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Birdal Nuratay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jiang Liang in the 32nd minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, Senator S.A.K's goalkeeper Edvin van der Sar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ant Temizkan. In the 34th minute, Yao Xiang Sheng hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edvin van der Sar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zheng Li Ling went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 43rd minute, Edoardo Pasin 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, 1-1. When İhsan Özgun fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Senator S.A.K's protests and gave İhsan Özgun a yellow card for diving instead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ant Temizkan to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gürhan Tüzeman in the 52nd minute of play forced Senator S.A.K's goalkeeper Edvin van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 53 minutes Senator S.A.K's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hassan Briso who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Hassan Briso almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Senator S.A.K's Edvin van der Sar did a great save. In the 55th match minute, Senator S.A.K was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Soner Ilgın to maneuver through the defense. SARAY A.Ş's Ant Temizkan got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Through an outstanding action, after 58 minutes, Birdal Nuratay successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 58 minutes of play, Senator S.A.K's Jiang Liang made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Birdal Nuratay was left in no man's land by his defense there! Edoardo Pasin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Birdal Nuratay made a huge save. 68 minutes into the match, Senator S.A.K's goal looked a bit too open when Gürhan Tüzeman came free, but Edvin van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonello Ragazzoni in the 71st minute of play forced Senator S.A.K's goalkeeper Edvin van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Jiang Liang came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Senator S.A.K 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 Jiang Liang couldn't finish the play. Birdal Nuratay made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Edoardo Pasin sent off a good shot on target. With 85 minutes on the clock, Eusebiu Molodețiu commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in SARAY A.Ş fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 85th minute. Penalty! After 89 minutes of play, Senator S.A.K's Edoardo Pasin made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Birdal Nuratay was left in no man's land by his defense there! Edvin van der Sar came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by SARAY A.Ş's Zheng Li Ling. But to his dismay, Zheng Li Ling quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. Edvin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gürhan Tüzeman in the 96th minute of play. Chants of Senator S.A.K echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as SARAY A.Ş had held the ball for most of the match.