Official Cup

Ziya Özçakır Stadyum
Spectators: 155 (Terracing: 117, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kadim Argun made the kick off which started today's match. Ali Hamza Suer kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gencay Şerif in the 3rd minute of play forced H E P T A N FC's goalkeeper Arif Bilge Tokyürek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Korhan Türkol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Korhan Türkol in the 11th minute of play forced H E P T A N FC's goalkeeper Arif Bilge Tokyürek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, H E P T A N FC's Bayram Yetkin threw himself towards the right post 14 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Şafak Açıkalın, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Arif Bilge Tokyürek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kadim Argun in the 15th minute of the match. Arif Bilge Tokyürek came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by LİONS PEAK's Yaşar Harmandalı. But to his dismay, Yaşar Harmandalı quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. A collision led to H E P T A N FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Aykut Zihni hit a great ball. After 25 played minutes, LİONS PEAK's Gencay Şerif shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Arif Bilge Tokyürek came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in LİONS PEAK reached it. In the 29th minute, H E P T A N FC's Şafak Açıkalın dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. In the 36th match minute, H E P T A N FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nafiz Şavat to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of LİONS PEAK booed when H E P T A N FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Şafak Açıkalın didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arif Bilge Tokyürek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kadim Argun in the 41st minute of the match. Kadim Argun's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arif Bilge Tokyürek read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Şafak Açıkalın made the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute, Şafak Açıkalın left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The H E P T A N FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Ata Egin got a throw-in 58 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Korhan Türkol. Arif Bilge Tokyürek made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Kadim Argun sent off a good shot on target. Alkan İlgi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 66 minutes, Ahmet Nedim Şemsi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LİONS PEAK and the H E P T A N FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 66th match minute, LİONS PEAK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Nedim Şemsi to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of LİONS PEAK booed when H E P T A N FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Murat Akpınar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 70 minutes, Arif Bilge Tokyürek successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 74 minutes of play, LİONS PEAK's Korhan Türkol made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arif Bilge Tokyürek was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alkan İlgi hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. In the 81st minute, LİONS PEAK's Gencay Şerif dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-3. Korhan Türkol took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arif Bilge Tokyürek. Arif Bilge Tokyürek dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-4. In the 90th minute Şafak Açıkalın shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bayram Yetkin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to H E P T A N FC getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Alkan İlgi hit a great ball. 96 minutes into the match, H E P T A N FC's goalkeeper Arif Bilge Tokyürek had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Korhan Türkol. The LİONS PEAK supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing LİONS PEAK would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.