Challenge

Adana 5 Ocak Stadyum
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rahman Akçam started the match with the kick off. In the 4th match minute, AdanaDemirSpor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Berkin Erdemir to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Frank Sachs managed to get in a good position for a shot. Germany's supporters rose to their feet, but Frank Sachs was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lokman Taşkan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Frank Sachs's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lokman Taşkan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 19th minute Frank Sachs shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lokman Taşkan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 23 minutes into the game, Ali Güralp Tanyıldız was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AdanaDemirSpor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Germany the free kick. In the 23rd match minute, AdanaDemirSpor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Güralp Tanyıldız to maneuver through the defense. Frank Sachs received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Lokman Taşkan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Germany defense, Rahman Akçam kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tommy Kahn. The Germany fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tommy Kahn should have stopped the shot. Ali Güralp Tanyıldız received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Tommy Kahn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Güralp Tanyıldız in the 37th minute of play. Tommy Kahn was out of position in the 39 minute of play, and Rahman Akçam capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Rahman Akçam really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. In the 44th minute, AdanaDemirSpor's Rahman Akçam dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The wind increased when Frank Sachs made the kick off in the second half. AdanaDemirSpor's Lokman Taşkan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Sachs in the 51st minute of play. 53 minutes into the match, AdanaDemirSpor's goalkeeper Lokman Taşkan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Frank Sachs. AdanaDemirSpor's Rahman Akçam got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tommy Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arman Başarman in the 58th minute of play. Emrah Şahiner charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emrah Şahiner the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Arman Başarman fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AdanaDemirSpor's protests and gave Arman Başarman a yellow card for diving instead. Arman Başarman hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Sachs in the 67th minute of play forced AdanaDemirSpor's goalkeeper Lokman Taşkan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the AdanaDemirSpor defense, Frank Sachs kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lokman Taşkan. The AdanaDemirSpor fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lokman Taşkan should have stopped the shot. 74 minutes into the game, Ali Güralp Tanyıldız cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Tommy Kahn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Frank Sachs fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lokman Taşkan having to interfere. Frank Sachs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Germany's Frank Sachs slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Lokman Taşkan. That made the score 4-2 after 88 minutes of play. AdanaDemirSpor's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.