Official Cup

Pehlivanköy Stadium
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arman Denizalp got the match started through his kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Pehlivanköy's Arman Denizalp slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Leopoldo Varela. That made the score 1-0 after 4 minutes of play. A collision led to Pehlivanköy getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Xie Sha Peng hit a great ball. Ahmet Kadri Ongay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nihat Mesut having to interfere. HORIZZONT's Leopoldo Varela proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save HORIZZONT from getting a goal against them. HORIZZONT's Leopoldo Varela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stephan Appiah in the 16th minute of play. The supporters of Pehlivanköy booed when HORIZZONT was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Kadri Ongay didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 23rd minute Hulki Tüzel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nihat Mesut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Stephan Appiah could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Leopoldo Varela made a huge save. Kaan Aktürk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Leopoldo Varela made a huge save. HORIZZONT's defense didn't have a chance, in the 28th minute, when Kaan Aktürk scored to the left of an out of position Leopoldo Varela, making the score, 3-0. Leopoldo Varela was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kaan Aktürk showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 32 minute of play. Kılıç Özyuva received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Leopoldo Varela came out and tried to block the shot, but Kılıç Özyuva slotted it home off the left post making it 5-0 in the 36th minute. With a little luck, HORIZZONT's Leopoldo Varela got control of the ball when Kaan Aktürk tried to sneak it across the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hulki Tüzel was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Pehlivanköy's goalkeeper Nihat Mesut had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hulki Tüzel. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hulki Tüzel in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nihat Mesut saved Pehlivanköy from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arman Denizalp in the 56th minute of play forced HORIZZONT's goalkeeper Leopoldo Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute Arman Denizalp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leopoldo Varela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Remzi Bozlak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arman Denizalp took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leopoldo Varela. Leopoldo Varela dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Leopoldo Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tahsin Atacan, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. When Stephan Appiah came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Pehlivanköy 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 Appiah couldn't finish the play. Leopoldo Varela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tahsin Atacan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leopoldo Varela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stephan Appiah in the 74th minute of play. The supporters of Pehlivanköy booed when HORIZZONT was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Remzi Bozlak didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leopoldo Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tahsin Atacan, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. 76 minutes into the game, Kasım Sahadettin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. HORIZZONT's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pehlivanköy the free kick. 78 minutes into the match, HORIZZONT's goal looked a bit too open when Kılıç Özyuva came free, but Leopoldo Varela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of HORIZZONT booed when Pehlivanköy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marian Armanca didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hulki Tüzel in the 81stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nihat Mesut, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 83 minutes into the match, Arman Denizalp notched a goal, 7-0, to the right of HORIZZONT's Leopoldo Varela. Leopoldo Varela was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. HORIZZONT's Leopoldo Varela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stephan Appiah in the 89th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, HORIZZONT's goal looked a bit too open when Tahsin Atacan came free, but Leopoldo Varela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leopoldo Varela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kaan Aktürk in the 92nd minute of the match. There was no doubt that Pehlivanköy were the better team. Pehlivanköy's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.