Official Cup

HAMEAD ARENA
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Gençlikgücü's Murat Selim Recep started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ömer Halisdemir's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sabit Şatıroğlu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 2nd minute of play. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gençlikgücü's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gökçek Tulum was slow to take the kick. During this time ⭐️ Rosso Istanbul Club ⭐️'s players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Gökçek Tulum almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Gençlikgücü's Sabit Şatıroğlu did a great save. Sabit Şatıroğlu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ömer Halisdemir's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Sabit Şatıroğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ömer Halisdemir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ömer Halisdemir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ömer Halisdemir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Ömer Halisdemir's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sabit Şatıroğlu was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. If Ömer Halisdemir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arın Taycan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Devlet Afşaroğlu in the 25th minute of play. Arman Yalman got a throw-in 26 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Murat Selim Recep. 28 minutes into the match, Gençlikgücü's goal looked a bit too open when Ömer Halisdemir came free, but Sabit Şatıroğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ömer Halisdemir received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Sabit Şatıroğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sabit Şatıroğlu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ömer Halisdemir in the 33rd minute. In the 45th minute, Ali Cengiz Kızıl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nafiz Baliç was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 46th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 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.

The wind increased when Ömer Halisdemir made the kick off in the second half. When Arman Yalman fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gençlikgücü's protests and gave Arman Yalman a yellow card for diving instead. Arman Yalman hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. After 61 played minutes Gençlikgücü got a freekick which was hit by Arman Yalman. The audience was convinced that Ömer Halisdemir's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sabit Şatıroğlu was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. The ⭐️ Rosso Istanbul Club ⭐️ fans' excitement grew in the 64th match minute when ⭐️ Rosso Istanbul Club ⭐️'s Ömer Halisdemir looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ömer Halisdemir in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sabit Şatıroğlu saved Gençlikgücü from getting behind. Murat Selim Recep fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arın Taycan having to interfere. The referee gave ⭐️ Rosso Istanbul Club ⭐️ a penalty, 83 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Gökçek Tulum, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Gençlikgücü's Sabit Şatıroğlu. 5-0. Ömer Halisdemir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A sloppy throw-in by Doğuş Rıdvan in the 92nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by ⭐️ Rosso Istanbul Club ⭐️'s Ernani Paiva. Ömer Halisdemir might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sabit Şatıroğlu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ömer Halisdemir ran back to his position shaking his head. After 93 minutes, Ernani Paiva mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ⭐️ Rosso Istanbul Club ⭐️ and the Gençlikgücü players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 94 played minutes ⭐️ Rosso Istanbul Club ⭐️ got a freekick which was hit by Ernani Paiva. In the 98th minute, Haldun Tuyuğ ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arın Taycan was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1.