Semi-Finalists Set in Interbank Five-a-Side Tournament

The Interbank Five-a-Side Football Tournament, organized by Türk Bankası in memory of Aykut Zeki Müderrisoğlu, returned after a seven-year break. The tournament is considered one of the country's most prestigious memorial tournaments.

In the quarter-final matches, Şekerbank and İş Bankası met at Taşkınköy Five-a-Side Pitch. Refereed by Kutlay Malek, the match was won comfortably by İş Bankası. İş Bankası led 6-1 at half-time and finished the game with a 16-2 win. Şekerbank's only goal was scored by Mustafa Eren Sıçramaz. İş Bankası thus advanced to the semi-finals, where its opponent will be Creditwest Bank.

The quarter-final between Merkez Bankası and Asbank was more closely contested. Refereed by Hasip Koçyiğit, the first half ended goalless. Merkez Bankası scored in the second half, and the match ended 2-0 in its favor. The goals that carried the team into the semi-finals were scored by Salih Düzbeyaz, an ambitious player in the Golden Boot race.

Merkez Bankası's semi-final opponent will be Koopbank. Koopbank had earlier reached this stage by beating Near East Bank 9-2.