Official Cup

San Nicolò Arena
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Davide Bertolini took the kick off in the first half of the match. Doğuhan Serbülend might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Franco Catucci. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Doğuhan Serbülend ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 4th minute Doğuhan Serbülend shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Catucci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Franco Catucci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Doğuhan Serbülend in the 5th minute of play. In the 6th minute Fear Of The Dark were awarded a corner. Ignat Mankov went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Fear Of The Dark's corner Ignat Mankov fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Franco Catucci quite easily take care of the ball. Franco Catucci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doğuhan Serbülend, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Doğuhan Serbülend had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Franco Catucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doğuhan Serbülend, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 16th minute Doğuhan Serbülend shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Catucci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Xavier Pestana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franco Catucci having to interfere. 23 minutes into the match, Fear Of The Dark's goal looked a bit too open when Davide Bertolini came free, but Okanalp Çağman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Okanalp Çağman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davide Bertolini in the 26th minute of the match. After 26 played minutes San Nicolò Kings got a freekick which was hit by Alessandro Baston. Franco Catucci came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Fear Of The Dark's Doğuhan Serbülend. But to his dismay, Doğuhan Serbülend quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 43rd minute, Önder Ünlü made a precise shot to the right of Franco Catucci. San Nicolò Kings's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 47th minute, Battal Cüneyt Malgır hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

After a defensive mix-up in San Nicolò Kings's zone, Doğuhan Serbülend stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Franco Catucci came out of the goal and Doğuhan Serbülend tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Fear Of The Dark's goalkeeper Okanalp Çağman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 56 played minutes Fear Of The Dark got a freekick which was hit by Mariusz Mindykowski. Fear Of The Dark made a substitution. Güngör İşkembeci replaced Ignat Mankov. After a rather tough play, San Nicolò Kings's Corrado Trevisani got a free kick in the 59th minute. Nildo Sena's late challenge caught a Fear Of The Dark's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nildo Sena helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in San Nicolò Kings fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 61st minute. Penalty! In the 64th minute, Xavier Pestana left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fear Of The Dark fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 67th minute Bayan Gol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Catucci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Okanalp Çağman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nedo Nadi in the 69th minute of play. Franco Catucci stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bayan Gol's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Tagliente in the 73rd minute of play forced Fear Of The Dark's goalkeeper Okanalp Çağman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. San Nicolò Kings's attentive Alessandro Baston managed to snatch the ball when Şükrü Mehmet made a throw-in in the 74th minute of the game. In the 76th minute, Bayan Gol left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fear Of The Dark fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. San Nicolò Kings's April Kul was substituted for Davide Bertolini. If Xavier Pestana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alessandro Baston during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alessandro Baston kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Xavier Pestana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Franco Catucci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 89th minute Bayan Gol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Catucci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bayan Gol took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Franco Catucci. Franco Catucci dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. 95 minutes into the match, Fear Of The Dark's goal looked a bit too open when April Kul came free, but Okanalp Çağman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fear Of The Dark's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.