Official Cup

Crypto.com Stadium
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ahmet Nedim Ertaş started the match with the kick off. Charis Raftopoulos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from İsa Fındık, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valar morghulis's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gökay Ömür in the 4th minute. A well done corner resulted in Halit Fahri Sayın drilling the ball in to score 0-1 behind Vakoufi Utd's goalkeeper. 6 minutes into the match, Vakoufi Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Nedim Ertaş came free, but Charis Raftopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andreas Korpetis in the 8thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rüştü Rencber, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaston Jerrald in the 13th minute of play forced Valar morghulis's goalkeeper Rüştü Rencber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rüştü Rencber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andreas Korpetis in the 16th minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Valar morghulis's İsa Fındık sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Charis Raftopoulos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gökay Ömür sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Halit Fahri Sayın hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 33rdth minute of the game Andreas Korpetis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Valar morghulis's Rüştü Rencber was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by İsa Fındık in the 36th minute of play forced Vakoufi Utd's goalkeeper Charis Raftopoulos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Konstantinos Tsevas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Rüştü Rencber tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andreas Korpetis 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. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When Halit Fahri Sayın fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Valar morghulis's protests and gave Halit Fahri Sayın a yellow card for diving instead. Halit Fahri Sayın kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Valar morghulis's zone, Birkan Balıkçı stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rüştü Rencber came out of the goal and Birkan Balıkçı tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Valar morghulis's Ahmet Nedim Ertaş slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Charis Raftopoulos. That made the score 0-2 after 57 minutes of play. The audience was convinced that Andreas Korpetis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rüştü Rencber was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. In the 62nd minute of the match, İsa Fındık got a very nice opportunity to score, but Charis Raftopoulos was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 63 minutes into the match, Vakoufi Utd's goalkeeper Charis Raftopoulos had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gökay Ömür. In the 64th minute Konstantinos Tsevas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rüştü Rencber saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute Vakoufi Utd were awarded a corner. Konstantinos Tsevas went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Wu Yi Feng almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Valar morghulis's Rüştü Rencber did a great save. The audience thought a goal was coming when İsa Fındık got free with Charis Raftopoulos in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rüştü Rencber took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstantinos Tsevas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vakoufi Utd made a substitution. Fu Kang Yi replaced Wu Yi Feng. After taking down the ball on Vakoufi Utd's corner Konstantinos Tsevas fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Rüştü Rencber quite easily take care of the ball. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by Valar morghulis's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Konstantinos Tsevas was slow to take the kick. During this time Vakoufi Utd's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Konstantinos Tsevas almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Valar morghulis's Rüştü Rencber did a great save. After having played for 82 minutes, Gökay Ömür managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valar morghulis's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gökay Ömür was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Valar morghulis's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.