Official Cup

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Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Niğde FK's Brian Fitzpatrick started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Damiano Santagata took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Mehmet Akdoğu to make any attempt to save it. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Brian Fitzpatrick put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Nando Muslera. Damiano Santagata might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mehmet Akdoğu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Damiano Santagata ran back to his position shaking his head. Mehmet Akdoğu didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 17th minute, which inside left pole to 2-1. Damiano Santagata might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mehmet Akdoğu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Damiano Santagata ran back to his position shaking his head. Mehmet Akdoğu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damiano Santagata in the 22nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Niğde FK's Abdulmelik Kural got a free kick in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damiano Santagata in the 24th minute of play forced Niğde FK's goalkeeper Mehmet Akdoğu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the game, Eşeği Saldım Çayıra's Damiano Santagata nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mehmet Akdoğu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. When Eşeği Saldım Çayıra's Damiano Santagata in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Niğde FK's goalie prevented a goal. A hard shot 34 in the game by Damiano Santagata from a close distance when the talented Mehmet Akdoğu managed to make a qualified save. Niğde FK's players were relieved. Mehmet Akdoğu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damiano Santagata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th minute Brian Fitzpatrick shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nando Muslera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Damiano Santagata blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mehmet Akdoğu having to make a save. Rahim Cingöz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nando Muslera having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Niğde FK's zone, Lenny Verheijden stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mehmet Akdoğu came out of the goal and Lenny Verheijden tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rahim Cingöz charged in rather forcefully in the 48th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rahim Cingöz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Damiano Santagata made the kick off in the second half. Nando Muslera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Güral Canay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 56 minutes, Lenny Verheijden managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Eşeği Saldım Çayıra's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lenny Verheijden was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 63 minutes, Damiano Santagata made it 6-1 with a short kick to the right side. Niğde FK's Mehmet Akdoğu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 66th minute, Abdulmelik Kural hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute, Damiano Santagata made a precise shot to the right of Mehmet Akdoğu. Niğde FK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-1. Eşeği Saldım Çayıra made a substitution. Güney Olcay replaced Lenny Verheijden. Eşeği Saldım Çayıra's Mario Zapata was substituted for Damiano Santagata. Mehmet Akdoğu didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Eşeği Saldım Çayıra's Mario Zapata shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 8-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 77th minute, Mario Zapata 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. In the 79th minute, Mario Zapata made a precise shot to the right of Mehmet Akdoğu. Niğde FK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-1. After a rather tough play, Eşeği Saldım Çayıra's Afşin Hekimbaşı got a free kick in the 84th minute. Mehmet Akdoğu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mario Zapata's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. In the 92nd match minute, Niğde FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rahim Cingöz to maneuver through the defense. If Mario Zapata had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the match clock showed 98 minutes, the score became 11-1 when Mario Zapata sped through Niğde FK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mehmet Akdoğu. Eşeği Saldım Çayıra's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.