National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 5149 (Terracing: 3862, Seating: 1184, VIP seats: 103) Hüsmen Acaroğlu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5thth minute of the game İstemihan Okgüç who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kazakhstan's Irakliy Akhedzhakov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Turkey's Şansal Elçibey got control of the ball when Denis Ponomarev tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hüsmen Acaroğlu in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Irakliy Akhedzhakov saved Kazakhstan from getting behind. In the 13thth minute of the game İstemihan Okgüç who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kazakhstan's Irakliy Akhedzhakov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 16th match minute, Turkey was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Şehzade Erokay to maneuver through the defense. When Turkey's İstemihan Okgüç in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kazakhstan's goalie prevented a goal. After 23 minutes Kazakhstan's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Enginalp Adak who took care of the corner kick. İstemihan Okgüç fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Irakliy Akhedzhakov having to interfere. Irakliy Akhedzhakov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hüsmen Acaroğlu's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. Irakliy Akhedzhakov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of İstemihan Okgüç's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hüsmen Acaroğlu in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Irakliy Akhedzhakov saved Kazakhstan from getting behind. In the 34thth minute of the game Hüsmen Acaroğlu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kazakhstan's Irakliy Akhedzhakov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by İstemihan Okgüç in the 36th minute of play forced Kazakhstan's goalkeeper Irakliy Akhedzhakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hüsmen Acaroğlu in the 38th minute of play forced Kazakhstan's goalkeeper Irakliy Akhedzhakov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 39 minutes, Hüsmen Acaroğlu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Turkey's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hüsmen Acaroğlu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hüsmen Acaroğlu in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Irakliy Akhedzhakov prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Yuriy Satarov hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Irakliy Akhedzhakov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hüsmen Acaroğlu went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score.

The wind increased when Zinoviy Hairetdinov made the kick off in the second half. Irakliy Akhedzhakov made a fantastic save in the 50th minute, when Hüsmen Acaroğlu sent off a good shot on target. 52 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kazakhstan's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Enginalp Adak was slow to take the kick. During this time Turkey's players had a chance to rest. Hüsmen Acaroğlu in the 55thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Irakliy Akhedzhakov, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 62nd match minute, Kazakhstan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Georgiy Safonov to maneuver through the defense. Hüsmen Acaroğlus short, quick shot in the 64thth minute got Irakliy Akhedzhakov to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hüsmen Acaroğlu in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Irakliy Akhedzhakov saved Kazakhstan from getting behind. A hard shot 71 in the game by Hüsmen Acaroğlu from a close distance when the talented Irakliy Akhedzhakov managed to make a qualified save. Kazakhstan's players were relieved. Şansal Elçibey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denis Ponomarev in the 76th minute of play. Hüsmen Acaroğlu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Irakliy Akhedzhakov made a huge save. In the 84thth minute of the game İstemihan Okgüç who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kazakhstan's Irakliy Akhedzhakov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hüsmen Acaroğlu charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hüsmen Acaroğlu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 94th match minute, Turkey was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hüsmen Acaroğlu to maneuver through the defense. After 95 played minutes Turkey got a freekick which was hit by Hüsmen Acaroğlu. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Turkey eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.