Official Cup

SKY ARENA
Spectators: 171 (Terracing: 129, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ahmet Oğuz Tülek kicked off to start the match. Sungur Yalçın might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jan Reints. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sungur Yalçın ran back to his position shaking his head. When Stephan Hoogland came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the SCs StarS 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 Stephan Hoogland couldn't finish the play. Zülfikar Kumukbay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stephan Hoogland, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. After 15 played minutes The Last Airbender got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Oğuz Tülek. Andy Carels scored 0-1 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zülfikar Kumukbay, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as Ahmet Oğuz Tülek kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jan Reints. That made the score 1-1 in the 27 minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Burhan Yaşam had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jan Reints. SCs StarS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Burhan Yaşam was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Zülfikar Kumukbay came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by SCs StarS's Job Wilhelm. But to his dismay, Job Wilhelm quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. 40 minutes into the match, The Last Airbender's goal looked a bit too open when Job Wilhelm came free, but Zülfikar Kumukbay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zülfikar Kumukbay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andy Carels in the 46th minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Andy Carels to strike the kick off in the second half. Andy Carels's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 57thth minute, Zülfikar Kumukbay skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Jan Reints showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Oğuz Tülek in the 61st minute of the match. With 63 minutes on the clock, Karsten Everts commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 62 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for SCs StarS! In the 65th minute there was a penalty for The Last Airbender. İlmi Arpacıoğlu stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Jan Reints. 3-3. Jan Reints showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Oğuz Tülek, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. After 71 played minutes SCs StarS got a freekick which was hit by Jelle van Zeggeren. In the 72nd minute, Burhan Yaşam hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Sungur Yalçın put it in 4-3 from a short distance just to the right of Jan Reints. Jan Reints took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sungur Yalçın, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Job Wilhelm recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Aslan Kral might have been able to make a better finish in the 99th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jan Reints. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aslan Kral ran back to his position shaking his head. For all the effort they put into the match, the SCs StarS players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for The Last Airbender.