Challenge

MeRSiN-AReNA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) After 4 played minutes MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu got a freekick which was hit by Hulki Akçiçek. Hulki Akçiçek hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. In the 12th minute, Sandro Galishoff sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's Ardahan Hekimbaşı didn't even have to move. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Schneider in the 14th minute of play forced MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's goalkeeper Ardahan Hekimbaşı to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute, Cemil Açıkel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabio Schneider recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marc Kronecker took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 23rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ardahan Hekimbaşı. MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Marvin Harrer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hulki Akçiçek hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. In the 40th minute, Sandro Galishoff hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 44 minutes, Esat Yaşanur mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu and the Austria players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th minute there was a penalty for Austria. Sandro Galishoff stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ardahan Hekimbaşı. 0-1. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 56th match minute, MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cemil Açıkel to maneuver through the defense. Ardahan Hekimbaşı showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonhard Maier in the 58th minute of the match. 63 minutes into the match, Austria's goal looked a bit too open when Kamer Özkaya came free, but Fabio Auer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Fabio Schneider came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Austria 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 Fabio Schneider couldn't finish the play. Sandro Galishoff's late challenge caught a MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sandro Galishoff helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Austria getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Sandro Galishoff hit a great ball. When Halis Miran fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's protests and gave Halis Miran a yellow card for diving instead. Ferdi Bro hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Sandro Galishoff was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 78th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Marvin Harrer got his second yellow card in the match during the 80th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 80th minute, Marvin Harrer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Esat Yaşanur took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 81st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fabio Auer. Austria's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Behzat Özal hit a great ball. A sloppy throw-in by Behzat Özal in the 93rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Austria's Leonhard Maier. The Austria supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Austria would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.