Gençlerbirliği of Ankara win a pulsating final that went to penalties. This is my first ever report on a Turkish cup final and I enjoyed every minute. Let me say what a privilege it was to report on this.

Date: April 11, 2001 - 19:30
Venue: Atatürk Stadyumu, Kayseri
Ref: Ali Aydın

Fenerbahçe SK İstanbul 2 - 2 Gençlerbirliği SK İstanbul

Fenerbahçe: Rüştü Reçber, Ogün Temizkanoğlu, Mustafa Doğan, Zoran Mirkovic, Haim Michael Revivo (79' Milan Rapaiç), Elvir Baljic (101' Serhat Akın), Nikola Lazetic, Abdullah Ercan, Kennet Andersson, Samuel Johnson (105' Yusuf Şimşek), Misko Mirkovic

Technical Director: Mustafa Denizli

Gençlerbirliği: Patrick J.Hortentia Nijs, Alfred Maimane Phiri (68' Mustafa Gönden), İsmail Güldüren, Tolga Doğantez, Mehmet Şimşek (114' İsmail Doğan), Thomas Gregor Zdebel, Ümit Karan, Andre Kona N'gole, Beyhan Sümer, Marcel Kibemba M'Bayo (91' Serkan Balcı), Ferdi Tatlı

Technical Director: Samet Aybaba

Fenerbahçe: Samuel Johnson 6', Kennet Andersson 67'
Gençlerbirliği: Marcel Kibemba M'Bayo 13', Ümit Karan 54'

Fenerbahçe: Samuel Johnson
Gençlerbirliği: Thomas Gregor Zdebel, Beyhan Sümer, Ferdi Tatlı

Colours Corner
Fenerbahçe: Yellow and Navy striped shirts, Navy shorts and socks
Gençlerbirliği: White shirts with Red band, White shorts and socks

Playing conditions: Rainy

Pitch condition: It's a new pitch for the final

    2' First corner to Fenerbahçe, taken by Revivo is put out for a second corner, which comes to nothing
    4' Corner to Gençlerbirliği and Thomas volleys straight at Rüştü
    5' Gençler break and M'Bayo shot goes very wide from 35 yards
    6' GOALLLLL 1-0: Fener take the lead from a free kick just outside the area when Johnson heads home from 6 yards from Revivo's cross
    9' Another corner to Fener and goalkeeper Patrick punches clear only for the next shot to be deflected for another corner which goes out
  11' Fener attack again and Johnson shoots from 35 yards wide
  13' GOALLLLL 1-1: Gençlerbirliği equalize when M'Bayo scores with a first time shot in the box from the pass by Mehmet Şimşek
  19' Gençlerbirliği come forward and Phiri tries his luck from 40 yards but its over
  20' Free kick to Gençler just outside the area for a foul on Ümit Karan. It comes to nothing
  23' Gencler free kick from 36 yards. Phiri takes and Rüştü catches with ease
  24' Fener attack and Baljic shoots over from 35 yards
  25' Corner to Gençlerbirliği and its cleared by the defence
  26' Free kick to Gençler from 34 yards which Rüştü turns over from Thomas
  27' Fener attack and the final shot by Revivo is saved by Patrick
  28' Baljic shoots low from 30 yards for Fener and Patrick saves
  31' Free kick to Fener from 30 yards is cleared
  32' Baljic of Fener crosses and Patrick makes a good reflex save from Andersson's header
  36' Johnson of Fener gets the first yellow card for an high challenge
  38' Attack by Gençler and M'bayo's cross is easy for Rüştü
  39' Johnson breaks for Fener and his cross istoo high for Andersson
  41' Free kick to Gençler just outside the area, Phiri touches it to Mehmet Şimşek and his fierce shot is just wide
  43' İsmail Güldüren of Gençler is injured after an elbow in his face from Andersson
  44' Thomas of Gençler gets a yellow card for a foul on Johnsson
  45' Ogün of Fener shoots from the edge of the area and Patrick turns it over

Time of half: 45 minutes 52 seconds

First half posession: Fenerbahçe 46% Gençlerbirliği 54%

  46' TRT miss the kick off by a few seconds
  47' Fener attack and Baljic shoots over from 30 yards
  49' Fener come forward and Revivo crosses but Patrick catches
  50' Fener break and Revivo is clean through and takes it round Patrick and shoots wide
  52' Gençler get into the frner box and Connor pases to Thomas who shoots over
  54' GOALLLLL 1-2 Gençlerbirliği take the lead when Kona's pass across the area is tucked away by Ümit Karan
  57' Fener free kick on the edge of the area for a handball is taken by Revivo and hits the crossbar and scrambled away for a corner
  60' Baljic of Fener shoots from 41 yards way over
  62' Excellent tackle by Ferdi for Gençler stops Anderssson in a dangerous position
  63' A cross is missed by the defender and Balic of fener shoots wide but its close
  65' Revivo shoots from 25 yards for Fener and a magnificent save by Patrick diving to his right
  67' GOALLLLL 2-2:Its 2-2 when Lazetic beats a defender and Andersson shoots past Patrick
  68' Gençler bring on Mustafa to replace Phiri
  69' Fener attack and Revivo plays the ball into the area and Patrick saves at the feet of Baljic
  70' Gençler break and a ball by Thomas finds Ümit Karan who shoots into the side netting
  72' Beyhan of Gençler gets a yellow card
  73' Free kick to Fener on the edge of the area is taken by Ogün and Patrick makes another good save for a corner
  74' Fener come again and Abdullah crosses and Andersson heads to Patrick
  78' Gencler free kick from 30 yards
  79' Fener bring on Rapajc to replace Revivo their star player
  80' Fener come back and Misko Mirkovic passes to Baljic who shoots over
  84' From a long free kick for Fener, Baljic heads wide
  90' Fener chance when Rapajc crosses and Andersson's header is saved by Patrick
  90' fener corner and is cleared

Time of half: 48 minutes 15 seconds

  91' Gençler bring on Serkan for M'Bayo
  91' Gençler break and Thomas puts in a low cross and Ümit Karan makes Rüştü ,make a good save
  94' Gencler break and the ball finds Kona who shoots across the area
  95' Free kick to Fener just outside the area find Ogün whose shot is blocked
  96' Fener pressure and Zoran Mirkovic shoots over from 25 yards
  97' Corner to Gençler is taken by Thaomas and Mehmet Şimşek shoots at Rüştü
  98' Gençler come again and Serkan shoots over from 25 yards
100' Mustafa makes a good challenge for Gençler when Johnson is through
102' Fener bring on Serhat in place of Baljic
103' Fener attacak and Patrick saves well again from Andersson
104' Mustafa of Gençler gets a yellow card
105' Fener free kick from 35 yards is charged down
105' Fener bring on Yusuf in place of Johnson

Time of half: 15 minutes 32 seconds

106' Gençler attack and Kona shoots and Rüştü makes a save with his feet
107' Free kick to Fener just outside the area for a foul on Lazetic by Kona
107' Ogün takes the free kick which finds a Fener player offside
109' Ferdi gets a yellow card for Gençler
112' Corner to Fenerbahçe is overhit by Rapaşc
113' Gençler bring on İsmail Doğan to replace Mehmet Şimşek
115' Gençler break but Mustafa's cross goes out
119' Fener corner is overhit

Time of half: 16 minutes 08 seconds

Penalties
0-1 Kona of Gençler takes and scores high into the keepers right hand corner 1-0 to GB
0-1 Ogün of Fener takes and Patrick saves to his left 1-0 to Gb
0-2 Thomas of Gençler takes and scores to his left 2-0 to GB
1-2 Rapajc of Fener takes and scores to his right 2-1 to GB
1-3 İsmail Güldüren of Gençler takes and scores into his right and side 3-1 to GB
1-3 Serhat of Fener takes and it is saved by Patrick to his right 3-1 to Gb
1-4 Tolga of Gençler takes and scores down the centre for GB to win 4-1 on penalties

Crowd rating
Fener 9
Gençler 8

Ref rating Mr.Ali Aydın - 9 very well done sir

MVP of the match goes to Thomas Gregor Zdebel of Gençler

Goal of the game: Gençler's first by M'Bayo

Entertainment value: Fener 9
Gençler 9

Summary
What a good game with both teams giving all.
Hard luck Fener

Congratulations to Gençlerbirliği winners of the Turkish Cup 2001