Official Cup

The West Royd Arena
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kutlay Umay made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Nevşehirspor's Poli Doro got a free kick in the 9th minute. The Wheeliebins's Dale Morris got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 13th minute Kutlay Umay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlton Harkness saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Nevşehirspor's Kutlay Umay in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Wheeliebins's goalie prevented a goal. Kutlay Umay's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Carlton Harkness read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. The Wheeliebins's Carlton Harkness played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kutlay Umay in the 26th minute of play. 27 minutes into the game, Larry Blackwood threw the ball into play from the sideline. Nevşehirspor's Baran Alp Akkaş quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. When Bilgehan Bakkalbaşıoğlu came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Nevşehirspor 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 Bilgehan Bakkalbaşıoğlu couldn't finish the play. After 32 minutes, Ronaldo Messi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nevşehirspor and the The Wheeliebins players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 32nd minute, Ronaldo Messi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlton Harkness showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kutlay Umay, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Carlton Harkness stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kutlay Umay's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. The supporters of Nevşehirspor booed when The Wheeliebins was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lee Rush didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Larry Blackwood during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, The Wheeliebins's Larry Blackwood got a free kick in the 46th minute. Carlton Harkness showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kutlay Umay in the 48th minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Schubert Beckenbauer hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. The supporters of Nevşehirspor booed when The Wheeliebins was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stefan Malik didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carlton Harkness was a little too slow when Kutlay Umay got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 54th minute. The score was now 0-1. Nevşehirspor's Kemal Davarcı was substituted for Kutlay Umay. Milosz Falkiewicz made in the 59th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Nevşehirspor's Baran Alp Akkaş. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kemal Davarcı in the 60th minute of play forced The Wheeliebins's goalkeeper Carlton Harkness to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute of the match Nevşehirspor got a corner. The Wheeliebins's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Seçkin Ünlüol ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Ronaldo Messi got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Carlton Harkness quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Carlton Harkness made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kemal Davarcı in the 65th minute of play. A collision led to The Wheeliebins getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Larry Blackwood hit a great ball. A collision led to The Wheeliebins getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Larry Blackwood hit a great ball. Nevşehirspor's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Seçkin Ünlüol in the 72nd minute. The corner led Nevşehirspor's Seçkin Ünlüol to fire away a dangerous shot which Carlton Harkness despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 73 minutes into the game, Baran Alp Akkaş was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nevşehirspor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Wheeliebins the free kick. Baran Alp Akkaş hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Carlton Harkness made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kemal Davarcı in the 76th minute. Kemal Davarcı blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Carlton Harkness having to make a save. In the 78th minute Stefan Malik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluca Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 81st minute of the game. One of The Wheeliebins:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Nevşehirspor:s goal. A collision led to Nevşehirspor getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Poli Doro hit a great ball. In the 89thth minute of the game Kemal Davarcı who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Wheeliebins's Carlton Harkness was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 90 minutes The Wheeliebins's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Seçkin Ünlüol who took care of the corner kick. The audience was convinced that Kemal Davarcı's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlton Harkness was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. 94 minutes in the game, Kemal Davarcı fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Carlton Harkness having to interfere. Kemal Davarcı's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Carlton Harkness read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 97th minute of play. The The Wheeliebins fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Nevşehirspor were clearly better and deserved to take the win.