Official Cup

Safranbolu Atatürk
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Maden FC's Ner Viot started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Manole Udroius short, quick shot in the 6thth minute got Gökçen Safa to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Maden FC's Gökçen Safa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eddy Worrall in the 6th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Eddy Worrall had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gökçen Safa. Maden FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eddy Worrall was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Gökçen Safa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Manole Udroiu in the 14th minute. Manole Udroiu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Gökçen Safa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maden FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by İstemihan Günay in the 19th minute. Gökçen Safa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eddy Worrall in the 21st minute of play. Gökçen Safa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eddy Worrall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Maden FC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Hüseyin Rahmi Mübarek hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Manole Udroiu could shoot a difficult shot in the 35th minute, which Gökçen Safa however easily saved by the left post. The supporters of SAFRANBOLU ⚜️ booed when Maden FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rıfat Kiray didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eddy Worrall sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eddy Worrall in the 46th minute of play forced Maden FC's goalkeeper Gökçen Safa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gökçen Safa was out of position in the 47 minute of play, and Eddy Worrall capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Eddy Worrall really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Eddy Worrall made a kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Josep Miquelarena in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gökçen Safa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. SAFRANBOLU ⚜️ were awarded a corner in the 56th minute after Maden FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Americo Dalmau took the corner. 62 minutes into the match, Maden FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ömer Benice came free, but Gökçen Safa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gökçen Safa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florin Urmasu in the 67th minute of play. In the 73rd minute Eddy Worrall shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gökçen Safa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gökçen Safa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manole Udroiu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Josep Miquelarena in the 79th minute of play forced Maden FC's goalkeeper Gökçen Safa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gökçen Safa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eddy Worrall, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. In the 96th minute Eddy Worrall shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gökçen Safa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SAFRANBOLU ⚜️'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.