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Spectators: 170 (Terracing: 128, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) Christopher Camilleri made the kick off and thus started the match. Shaun Lentini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Önder Özbey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Önder Özbey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christopher Camilleri in the 13th minute of play. Shaun Lentini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Önder Özbey having to interfere. Önder Özbey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christopher Camilleri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 18 minutes, William Troisi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Meerkats FC and the ADANA DEMİR SPOR players grew even worse after the yellow card. The audience was convinced that Abdi Malkoçoğlu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Daniel Seracino Inglott was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Abdi Malkoçoğlu had several of the Meerkats FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 23 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Daniel Seracino Inglott as he didn't even see the shot coming. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kubilay Nurkan got free with Daniel Seracino Inglott in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bahadırhan Atlas's late challenge caught a Meerkats FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bahadırhan Atlas helped the player get up and apologised. Bahadırhan Atlas kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. In the 28th minute İlhami Kuyas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Seracino Inglott saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kubilay Nurkan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniel Seracino Inglott was a little too slow when İlhami Kuyas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 31st minute. The score was now 2-0. Meerkats FC's Daniel Seracino Inglott played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kubilay Nurkan in the 37th minute of play. ADANA DEMİR SPOR's Önder Özbey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christopher Camilleri in the 42nd minute of play. Daniel Seracino Inglott stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abdi Malkoçoğlu's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. 45 minutes into the game, ADANA DEMİR SPOR's Abdi Malkoçoğlu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Daniel Seracino Inglott made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abdi Malkoçoğlu to make the kick off. Kubilay Nurkan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Meerkats FC's Daniel Seracino Inglott played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kubilay Nurkan in the 54th minute of play. In the 57th minute Glenn Tabone shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Önder Özbey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Seracino Inglott took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdi Malkoçoğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abdi Malkoçoğlu in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Daniel Seracino Inglott saved Meerkats FC from getting behind. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind ADANA DEMİR SPOR's goalkeeper Önder Özbey, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 71stth minute of the game Abdi Malkoçoğlu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Meerkats FC's Daniel Seracino Inglott was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 74th minute, Bahadırhan Atlas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Önder Özbey didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Glenn Tabone went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. If İlhami Kuyas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christopher Camilleri blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Önder Özbey having to make a save. Christopher Camilleri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Önder Özbey made a huge save. With a little luck, ADANA DEMİR SPOR's Önder Özbey got control of the ball when Christopher Camilleri tried to sneak it across the goal line. ADANA DEMİR SPOR were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Meerkats FC for a fine match.