Official Cup

Atatürk Stadyumu
Spectators: 157 (Terracing: 118, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) In the 3rd minute, Pau Barasarte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Çelebi Katib's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Alonzo Angellotti firmly grabbed it by the left post. Erik Beckeman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guido Durand in the 6th minute of play. Çelebi Katib's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 13thth minute, Alonzo Angellotti skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 16thth minute of the game Pau Barasarte who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ALTINORDU's Erik Beckeman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Guido Durand in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erik Beckeman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 22nd minute Guido Durand shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erik Beckeman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pau Barasarte in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Erik Beckeman saved ALTINORDU from getting behind. Erik Beckeman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kilian Mbappè, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. 31 minutes into the match, ALTINORDU's goal looked a bit too open when Kilian Mbappè came free, but Erik Beckeman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 32 played minutes ALTINORDU got a freekick which was hit by Mutlu Öksüz. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Guido Durand in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erik Beckeman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alonzo Angellotti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mutlu Öksüz in the 39th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Ballet Azul's goalkeeper Alonzo Angellotti had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Çelebi Katib. ALTINORDU's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alessandro Nesta in the 41st minute. Alessandro Nesta made a great header on ALTINORDU's corner, it was just that Ballet Azul's Alonzo Angellotti managed to reach the ball for a save. Mutlu Öksüz might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alonzo Angellotti. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mutlu Öksüz ran back to his position shaking his head. After 47 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ballet Azul! The referee gave ALTINORDU a penalty, 49 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Alessandro Nesta, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ballet Azul's Alonzo Angellotti. 1-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Guido Durand stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Guido Durand's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 54thth minute, Erik Beckeman skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 55 minutes, Hamed Omar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ballet Azul and the ALTINORDU players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ballet Azul's Hamed Omar got a free kick in the 55th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Guido Durand in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erik Beckeman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Guido Durand who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 60thth minute tested the skills of Erik Beckeman when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 62nd minute, Mutlu Öksüz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alonzo Angellotti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Çelebi Katib, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erik Beckeman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Guido Durand's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. Alonzo Angellotti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Nedim Vefai in the 74th minute of play. With his leg Erik Beckeman managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when Ballet Azul's Guido Durand fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Ballet Azul's Guido Durand in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ALTINORDU's goalie prevented a goal. 77 minutes into the game, Guido Durand cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Erik Beckeman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the Ballet Azul defense, Ahmet Nedim Vefai kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alonzo Angellotti. The Ballet Azul fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alonzo Angellotti should have stopped the shot. Guido Durand's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 87thth minute, Erik Beckeman skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The corner led Ballet Azul's Danilo Quiroga to fire away a dangerous shot which Erik Beckeman despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 92 minutes had been played when some careless play by ALTINORDU's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Danilo Quiroga was slow to take the kick. During this time Ballet Azul's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guido Durand in the 96th minute of play forced ALTINORDU's goalkeeper Erik Beckeman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Guido Durand got free with Erik Beckeman in the 98th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.