Challenge

Serbia Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Selmi Yağız got the match started through his kick off. Momir Gisic hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Sreten Popovic struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Batuhan Tüzmen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Serbia. 15 minutes into the match, Necmi Tecer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Serbia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Necmi Tecer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 25 minutes into the match, Serbia's goal looked a bit too open when Selmi Yağız came free, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Adana Sk's Batuhan Tüzmen got control of the ball when Sreten Popovic tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sreten Popovic could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Batuhan Tüzmen made a huge save. Miljan Gavrilovic made in the 33rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Momir Gisic immediately put the ball in play. Borjan Golubovic sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Batuhan Tüzmen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sreten Popovic in the 46th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sreten Popovic stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kurtuluş Özyuva kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. After 53 played minutes, Serbia's Zivko Cvetkovic shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Batuhan Tüzmen came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Serbia reached it. 59 minutes into the game, Adana Sk's Selmi Yağız nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Necmi Tecer hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Drasko Rajkovic fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Batuhan Tüzmen having to interfere. 70 minutes into the game, Serbia's Sreten Popovic nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Batuhan Tüzmen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Zivko Cvetkovic's late challenge caught a Adana Sk's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zivko Cvetkovic helped the player get up and apologised. In the 73rd minute, Zivko Cvetkovic hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Selmi Yağız managed to get in a good position for a shot. Adana Sk's supporters rose to their feet, but Selmi Yağız was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 80th minute, Selmi Yağız made a precise shot to the right of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Serbia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Selmi Yağız's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. After 96 played minutes Serbia got a freekick which was hit by Zivko Cvetkovic. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Adana Sk eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.