Official Cup

FUAT KARA
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fernanco Peso started the match with the kick off. In the 8thth minute of the game Fernanco Peso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but H E P T A N's Orhan Seyfi Üstün was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 13 minutes of play, Sporting Cristal's Fernanco Peso made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Orhan Seyfi Üstün was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jon Iruegas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kahraman Sancar in the 16th minute of the match. After 17 minutes Sporting Cristal's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aytuğ Nezihi who took care of the corner kick. H E P T A N's Aytuğ Nezihi was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jon Iruegas in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Fernanco Peso might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Orhan Seyfi Üstün. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fernanco Peso ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 20th minute Fernanco Peso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orhan Seyfi Üstün saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kahraman Sancar in the 22nd minute of play forced Sporting Cristal's goalkeeper Jon Iruegas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ali Orhan Yalvaç could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Jon Iruegas made a huge save. Ali Orhan Yalvaç could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Jon Iruegas made a huge save. After some careless play in the H E P T A N defense, Fernanco Peso kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Orhan Seyfi Üstün. The H E P T A N fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Orhan Seyfi Üstün should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernanco Peso in the 28th minute of play forced H E P T A N's goalkeeper Orhan Seyfi Üstün to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ali Orhan Yalvaç got free with Jon Iruegas in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jon Iruegas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kahraman Sancar in the 31st minute. Ahmet Ziya Bilginer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Jon Iruegas made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernanco Peso in the 38th minute of play forced H E P T A N's goalkeeper Orhan Seyfi Üstün to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Kahraman Sancar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jon Iruegas. Sporting Cristal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kahraman Sancar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ali Orhan Yalvaç made a kick off. Jon Iruegas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Orhan Yalvaç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gertjan De Ryck kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Sporting Cristal defense, Ahmet Ziya Bilginer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jon Iruegas. The Sporting Cristal fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jon Iruegas should have stopped the shot. 65 minutes into the match, Sporting Cristal's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Ziya Bilginer came free, but Jon Iruegas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute Fernanco Peso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orhan Seyfi Üstün saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jon Iruegas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kahraman Sancar in the 68th minute of the match. Fernanco Peso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Orhan Seyfi Üstün tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sporting Cristal's Frank Tassotti was substituted for Delfino Rosario. After 79 minutes, Aytuğ Nezihi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the H E P T A N and the Sporting Cristal players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 80 played minutes H E P T A N got a freekick which was hit by Aytuğ Nezihi. After 81 played minutes H E P T A N got a freekick which was hit by Aytuğ Nezihi. Jon Iruegas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kahraman Sancar in the 88th minute of play. Christian Luciano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Orhan Seyfi Üstün read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. Jon Iruegas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Ziya Bilginer in the 90th minute of the match. Jon Iruegas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Orhan Yalvaç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of H E P T A N booed when Sporting Cristal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudinei Suarbol didn't get a good kick on the ball. H E P T A N's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.