Challenge

Karabük Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Switzerland's Samuele Kunz started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Samuele Kunz came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Switzerland fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Samuele Kunz couldn't finish the play. Saadettin Başesgi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuele Kunz in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th minute Jacinto Maurer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saadettin Başesgi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15thth minute of the game Mehmet Hakkı Remiz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Switzerland's Hias Nüssli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Acácio Kafadar charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Acácio Kafadar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Acácio Kafadar hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 17th minute, Samuele Kunz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 20 played minutes Switzerland got a freekick which was hit by Rodrigo von Känel. After a rather tough play, Switzerland's Eric Thomi got a free kick in the 22nd minute. In the 23rd minute Celalettin Mutlugün shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hias Nüssli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eflani SK's attentive Yalçın Dalga managed to snatch the ball when Leo Allemann made a throw-in in the 24th minute of the game. With his leg Hias Nüssli managed to avoid a goal in the 25thth minute, when Eflani SK's Mehmet Hakkı Remiz fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Saadettin Başesgi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samuele Kunz in the 31st minute of the match. Saadettin Başesgi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacinto Maurer in the 31st minute of the match. Acácio Kafadar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Eflani SK getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Acácio Kafadar hit a great ball. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Eflani SK's goalkeeper Saadettin Başesgi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mehmet Hakkı Remiz hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Maurer in the 47th minute of play forced Eflani SK's goalkeeper Saadettin Başesgi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

In the 53rd minute, Mehmet Hakkı Remiz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 55th minute, Jacinto Maurer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mehmet Hakkı Remiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hias Nüssli having to interfere. A collision led to Eflani SK getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. İsmail Kayraalp hit a great ball. Jacinto Maurer who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 70thth minute tested the skills of Saadettin Başesgi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Jacinto Maurer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jacinto Maurer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Saadettin Başesgi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Samuele Kunz came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Switzerland fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Samuele Kunz couldn't finish the play. Mehmet Hakkı Remiz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jacinto Maurer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Saadettin Başesgi made a huge save. Jacinto Maurer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saadettin Başesgi having to interfere. Despite being the better team, Switzerland failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.