Challenge

Hacilar Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kyle Cox took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of England booed when BATIK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vatan Rahmet didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Micah Macdonald in the 7th minute of play forced BATIK's goalkeeper Kahraman Umurbay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kyle Cox in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kahraman Umurbay prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cyryl Karanewski in the 16th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kahraman Umurbay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 19 minutes of play, England's Kyle Cox made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kahraman Umurbay was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Cyryl Karanewski in the 35th minute of play forced England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Micah Macdonald fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kahraman Umurbay having to interfere. 43 minutes into the match, BATIK's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Cox came free, but Kahraman Umurbay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Khalid Kennedy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuh Dilhan in the 47th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Korcan Askeroğlu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 54 played minutes BATIK got a freekick which was hit by Hitzeder Gauna. Kahraman Umurbay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyle Cox, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 57th minute Nuh Dilhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Khalid Kennedy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kahraman Umurbay made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Kyle Cox sent off a good shot on target. In the 62nd minute, one of BATIK:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for BATIK. Kahraman Umurbay had in the 63rdth minute some difficulties stopping Micah Macdonald's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. BATIK's defense didn't have a chance, in the 65th minute, when Kyle Cox scored to the left of an out of position Kahraman Umurbay, making the score, 0-4. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vatan Rahmet during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to BATIK getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Vatan Rahmet hit a great ball. Kahraman Umurbay had great luck who in the 69thth minute grab hold of the ball when Kyle Cox from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Kahraman Umurbay stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kyle Cox's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. Kahraman Umurbay was a little too slow when Kyle Cox got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 76th minute. The score was now 0-5. The supporters of BATIK booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eddie Willis didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Kyle Cox's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kahraman Umurbay was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Kyle Cox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 91st minute, Korcan Askeroğlu made a precise shot to the right of Khalid Kennedy. England's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. In the 94th minute, Vatan Rahmet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kyle Cox sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. England had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.