Koopbank and Central Bank Reach the Semi-Finals

The Inter-Bank Five-a-Side Football Tournament, organized by Türk Bankası in memory of Aykut Zeki Müderrisoğlu, is being played again after a seven-year gap. The tournament was first held in 2005, was last played in 2019, and was suspended during the pandemic. Bringing together employees of the banking sector and strengthening friendship and communication among them, the event is regarded as one of the country's most prestigious bank tournaments.

After the group matches, Koopbank met Near East Bank in the quarter-finals. Refereed by Hasip Koçyiğit at the Taşkınköy five-a-side pitch, the match ended in a 9-3 win for Koopbank. Ertunç Lisani and İsmail Kovancı each scored twice for Koopbank, and Raif Selden scored four times. Near East Bank's goals came from Ali Muhammedov and Mete Yılmaz. An own goal by Mahmut Eren Ulaş was also credited on the scoresheet.

With this result, Koopbank reached the semi-finals, where its opponent will be the Central Bank of the TRNC. In a match on the same pitch and under the same referee, the first half between the Central Bank and Asbank ended goalless. In the second half, the Central Bank found the net and beat Asbank 2-0 to reach the last four.

Salih Düzbeyaz, the star of the Central Bank team, scored both of the Central Bank's goals. Düzbeyaz is also standing out as a strong contender in the Golden Boot race.