Official Cup

Welte Arena
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) After 2 played minutes LOI got a freekick which was hit by Dursun Altunay. Hatemi Yavuzcan was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Biagio Menichini. After a rather tough play, Weltevedren's Dennis Di Florio got a free kick in the 5th minute. In the 9th minute, Faik Acarsoy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 18 played minutes Weltevedren got a freekick which was hit by Dave Vettori. Weltevedren's Franco Roberto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mutlu Elmacıoğlu in the 19th minute of play. In the 21st minute Neşat Arıcan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Roberto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ekber Sehrud took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Franco Roberto. Franco Roberto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 26 minutes into the match, Weltevedren's goal looked a bit too open when Kandemir İrfan came free, but Franco Roberto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dave Vettori's late challenge caught a LOI's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dave Vettori helped the player get up and apologised. Dave Vettori hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Weltevedren's Franco Roberto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Neşat Arıcan in the 34th minute of play. Hatemi Yavuzcan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Biagio Menichini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th minute, Ekber Sehrud left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LOI fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. In the 41st minute Ekber Sehrud shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Roberto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 44 minutes of play, LOI's Neşat Arıcan made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Franco Roberto was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half LOI were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Neşat Arıcan to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Weltevedren's zone, Neşat Arıcan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Franco Roberto came out of the goal and Neşat Arıcan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Dennis Di Florio fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Weltevedren's protests and gave Dennis Di Florio a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Weltevedren getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Dennis Di Florio hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as LOI's Neşat Arıcan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Franco Roberto. That made the score 0-6 after 57 minutes of play. Franco Roberto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vefa Yazar in the 60th minute. Christian Alba kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. In the 64th minute, Biagio Menichini got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thanks to some nice moves Ekber Sehrud could shoot a difficult shot in the 66th minute, which Franco Roberto however easily saved by the left post. During the 67th minute of the match Dennis Di Florio completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Dennis Di Florio a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 68 played minutes Weltevedren got a freekick which was hit by Dennis Di Florio. LOI's Gökhun Temircan was substituted for Faik Acarsoy. The supporters of LOI booed when Weltevedren was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dennis Di Florio didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Weltevedren's Franco Roberto got control of the ball when Ekber Sehrud tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 73 minutes, Neşat Arıcan took a quick shot and it went in 0-7 without a chance for Franco Roberto to make any attempt to save it. Franco Roberto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kandemir İrfan, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. After a rather tough play, Weltevedren's Christian Alba got a free kick in the 78th minute. After some careless play in the Weltevedren defense, Ekber Sehrud kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Franco Roberto. The Weltevedren fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Franco Roberto should have stopped the shot. In the 84th minute, Neşat Arıcan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Franco Roberto was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-9. An unexpectedly hard shot by Neşat Arıcan in the 87th minute of play forced Weltevedren's goalkeeper Franco Roberto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anselmo Ranieri kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Ekber Sehrud received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Franco Roberto came out and tried to block the shot, but Ekber Sehrud slotted it home off the left post making it 0-10 in the 93rd minute. When the match was over LOI could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Weltevedren throughout the match.