ZERDÜŞ 10 - 0 arapgir (388904232)

32041 spectators had come to zerdüş this cloudy day. Carlos Casasola was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Jelte Temming and Matti Kuparinen. The derby had been the talk of İstanbul all week and fans of both teams could be seen throughout the stadium. ZERDÜŞ started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Caldeira - Boucai, Yitzchaki, Müller - Stamenkoski, Witt, Młynarczuk, Decreuze, Puha - Randazzo, Iacob.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for arapgir. Starters: Adviye - Evra, Borda, Özdoğan, Baştuğ - Özen, Alım, Adıcan, Tongar - Necile, Tecim.

ZERDÜŞ demonstrated their creative tactics on the field. ZERDÜŞ broke through on the left 14 minutes into the game, with A. Yitzchaki firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 1 - 0 lead. After 17 minutes, the away team failed to deal with a good exchange of passes on the right, and Z. Stamenkoski gave the ZERDÜŞ supporters even more to cheer about when he increased the lead to 2 - 0. ZERDÜŞ's B. Decreuze increased the lead to 3 - 0, after he saw his shot go between the legs of the advancing goalkeeper following some good play down the right wing after 34 minutes. After 36 minutes, C. Iacob put ZERDÜŞ ahead 4 - 0 when he rose to head in a cross from the right wing. At this point, it was obvious that the players of ZERDÜŞ lowered the tempo and became more defensively oriented. ZERDÜŞ managed to extend their lead to 5 - 0 when A. Yitzchaki cut in neatly from the left side and struck a fine shot past the away team's goalkeeper. The teams went for the halftime break at 5 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to ZERDÜŞ, who controlled the ball 83 percent of the time.

ZERDÜŞ's C. Iacob struck his penalty well enough to beat the goalkeeper and extend the home team's lead to 6 - 0 after 48 minutes. 49 minutes in, arapgir's S. Evra received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. V. Randazzo increased the lead for ZERDÜŞ to 7 - 0, getting a head onto a hooked ball from the right. The ball looked to have taken a deflection on the way in, but he's claiming it! The ZERDÜŞ players could smell victory in the air. A. Yitzchaki wasn't in a hurry to leave the field as he was substituted for G. Rosa Filho after 63 minutes. ZERDÜŞ put themselves up 8 - 0 when A. Puha broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. A swift counterattack by ZERDÜŞ resulted in a free kick that C. Iacob elegantly twisted into the goal - 9 - 0! At that, C. Iacob was noted down for a hat trick! ZERDÜŞ put themselves up 10 - 0 when V. Randazzo broke through on the right, leaving the entire defence trailing in his wake. ZERDÜŞ had most of the ball, with 86 percent of possession.

Most important ZERDÜŞ player was V. Randazzo. On the other hand, B. Decreuze's play was disheartening. arapgir's top performer was clearly H. Necile. A. Adviye was a disappointment, however. The match ends 10 - 0.