Official Cup

BAŞKAYA ARENA
Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Battal Gazi Üstünbay started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes Samsunspor got a freekick which was hit by Yağızhan Acıbadem. PoleStarIV's Zeynel Sadik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mecnun Başer in the 7th minute of play. Mehmet Osman Cerit's late challenge caught a PoleStarIV's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mehmet Osman Cerit helped the player get up and apologised. In the 11th minute, Mehmet Osman Cerit hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abdulaziz Akyüz, 11 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. A collision led to PoleStarIV getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Besim Erbatur hit a great ball. Zeynel Sadik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mecnun Başer in the 18th minute of play. Zeynel Sadik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anıl Ege Devlet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yakup Kadri Tekin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Battal Gazi Üstünbay, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. PoleStarIV's Zeynel Sadik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anıl Ege Devlet in the 26th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Mecnun Başer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zeynel Sadik was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. 38 minutes into the match, Mecnun Başer notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of PoleStarIV's Zeynel Sadik. Zeynel Sadik was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 44 minutes into the game, Mecnun Başer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Zeynel Sadik was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mecnun Başer was the one to do the kick off. Mecnun Başer received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Zeynel Sadik came out and tried to block the shot, but Mecnun Başer slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 52nd minute. In the 55th minute, Samsunspor's Şafak Şeref dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. Şafak Şeref could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Zeynel Sadik made a huge save. After 61 played minutes PoleStarIV got a freekick which was hit by Aybek Yetkiner. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Mecnun Başer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Samsunspor's supporters rose to their feet, but Mecnun Başer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zeynel Sadik breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Zeynel Sadik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anıl Ege Devlet in the 63rd minute of play. During the 64th minute of the match Besim Erbatur completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Besim Erbatur a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. With a little luck, PoleStarIV's Zeynel Sadik got control of the ball when Mecnun Başer tried to sneak it across the goal line. 71 minutes into the game, Anıl Ege Devlet recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Zeynel Sadik. Anıl Ege Devlet showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-5. Mustafa Oğuz Gülle came free with the goalkeeper in the 74th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Zeynel Sadik could save by the left post. Samsunspor's Şafak Şeref got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to PoleStarIV getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Atilla Onultan hit a great ball. 82 minutes into the match, Mecnun Başer notched a goal, 1-6, to the right of PoleStarIV's Zeynel Sadik. Zeynel Sadik was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 91 minutes into the match, Samsunspor's goal looked a bit too open when Aybek Yetkiner came free, but Yakup Kadri Tekin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zeynel Sadik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Şafak Şeref in the 93rd minute of the match. 97 minutes into the game, Samsunspor's Mecnun Başer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zeynel Sadik made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-7. When the match was over Samsunspor could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than PoleStarIV throughout the match.