Official Cup

CAMPEON DEL SIGLO
Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gürsel Eyüp got the match started through his kick off. Küçükdere SK's Halis Secaattin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benvide Lebrija in the 3rd minute of play. Gürsel Eyüp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denis Peru having to interfere. 20 minutes into the match, Uruguay Buceo B.F's goal looked a bit too open when Sinan Erzincanlı came free, but Denis Peru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benvide Lebrija received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Halis Secaattin came out and tried to block the shot, but Benvide Lebrija slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 25th minute. Halis Secaattin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benvide Lebrija in the 32nd minute. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by Küçükdere SK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ponciano Mencia was slow to take the kick. During this time Uruguay Buceo B.F's players had a chance to rest. Uruguay Buceo B.F's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ponciano Mencia in the 35th minute. The corner ended in Ponciano Mencia almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Küçükdere SK's Halis Secaattin did a great save. 36 minutes into the match, Uruguay Buceo B.F's goal looked a bit too open when Gürsel Eyüp came free, but Denis Peru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Denis Peru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gürsel Eyüp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute Feliciano Baumar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Halis Secaattin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd match minute, Uruguay Buceo B.F was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pete Sutcliffe to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavon Murieta in the 46th minute of play forced Küçükdere SK's goalkeeper Halis Secaattin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Benvide Lebrija stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Uruguay Buceo B.F were awarded a corner in the 52th minute after Küçükdere SK's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ponciano Mencia took the corner. After taking down the ball on Uruguay Buceo B.F's corner Ponciano Mencia fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Halis Secaattin quite easily take care of the ball. In the 56th minute Xavon Murieta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Halis Secaattin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Gürsel Eyüp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Denis Peru made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Gürsel Eyüp sent off a good shot on target. Gürsel Eyüp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Denis Peru having to interfere. 76 minutes into the game, one of Küçükdere SK:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Halis Secaattin went to the wrong direction when Ponciano Mencia was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Gürsel Eyüp scored 2-1 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Denis Peru, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 83rd minute of the match Ponciano Mencia shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Halis Secaattin showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Gürsel Eyüp recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lixandro Salgueiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Uruguay Buceo B.F's defense didn't have a chance, in the 92nd minute, when Gürsel Eyüp scored to the left of an out of position Denis Peru, making the score, 2-2. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.