Official Cup

Hanne-Sobek-Stadion
Spectators: 190 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Calvin Strohmayer kicked off to start the match. Ali Atıf Mengüalp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Calvin Strohmayer in the 2nd minute of play. KOCAELİSPOR's Ali Atıf Mengüalp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Calvin Strohmayer in the 8th minute of play. With a little luck, KOCAELİSPOR's Ali Atıf Mengüalp got control of the ball when Calvin Strohmayer tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Egon Fehr got free with Ali Atıf Mengüalp in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Egon Fehr's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ali Atıf Mengüalp read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Calvin Strohmayer in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ali Atıf Mengüalp prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Calvin Strohmayer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ali Atıf Mengüalp was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. A collision led to KOCAELİSPOR getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Ahmet Yahya Kuter hit a great ball. In the 25th match minute, Hertha 1969 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Franz-Peter Patschull to maneuver through the defense. Anıl Arda Buğra took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 26th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Moritz Trehkopf. Hertha 1969's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ali Atıf Mengüalp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henri Lippuner in the 27th minute of the match. Arno Demele made in the 29th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Calvin Strohmayer. An unexpectedly hard shot by Calvin Strohmayer in the 32nd minute of play forced KOCAELİSPOR's goalkeeper Ali Atıf Mengüalp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to KOCAELİSPOR getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Karadeniz Davutoğlu hit a great ball. In the 35th minute Egon Fehr shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Atıf Mengüalp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Egon Fehr could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Ali Atıf Mengüalp made a huge save. The supporters of Hertha 1969 booed when KOCAELİSPOR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nafiz Yaltıray didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edgar Pollmann fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Atıf Mengüalp having to interfere. Edgar Pollmann sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 46th minute Calvin Strohmayer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Atıf Mengüalp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Wilfred Zaha stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ali Atıf Mengüalp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Egon Fehr, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ali Atıf Mengüalp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Calvin Strohmayer, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Ali Atıf Mengüalp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Egon Fehr, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the KOCAELİSPOR defense, Calvin Strohmayer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ali Atıf Mengüalp. The KOCAELİSPOR fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ali Atıf Mengüalp should have stopped the shot. KOCAELİSPOR's Mehmet Bilge Tanay was substituted for Mickey Batshuayi. Ali Atıf Mengüalp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Egon Fehr, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Calvin Strohmayer in the 72nd minute of play forced KOCAELİSPOR's goalkeeper Ali Atıf Mengüalp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nafiz Yaltıray's late challenge caught a Hertha 1969's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nafiz Yaltıray helped the player get up and apologised. Hertha 1969 made a substitution. Wolf-Rüdiger Bügen replaced Calvin Strohmayer. A collision led to KOCAELİSPOR getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Nafiz Yaltıray hit a great ball. Wolf-Rüdiger Bügen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 82nd match minute, Hertha 1969 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simon Stiehl to maneuver through the defense. Loy Herbold received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Ali Atıf Mengüalp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to KOCAELİSPOR getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Nafiz Yaltıray hit a great ball. Ali Atıf Mengüalp stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wolf-Rüdiger Bügen's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. When Loy Herbold came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Hertha 1969 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 Loy Herbold couldn't finish the play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Hertha 1969 fully deserved thier win.