Challenge

Serbia Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Borjan Golubovic in the 7th minute of play forced Adana Sk's goalkeeper Batuhan Tüzmen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Batuhan Tüzmen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sreten Popovic in the 10th minute. If Borjan Golubovic had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sreten Popovic received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Batuhan Tüzmen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Batuhan Tüzmen made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Sreten Popovic sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rasko Nestorovski during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Adana Sk booed when Serbia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rasko Nestorovski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Uğuralp Tezel made in the 27th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Serbia's Momir Gisic. The throw-in from Bora Han Canay in the 30th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Serbia's Miljan Gavrilovic. Sreten Popovic had several of the Adana Sk's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 31 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Batuhan Tüzmen as he didn't even see the shot coming. Momir Gisic kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Batuhan Tüzmen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sreten Popovic, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Selmi Yağız recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sreten Popovic struck a weak shot in the 41st 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. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sreten Popovic stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Adana Sk's Ediz Bucak got a free kick in the 56th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Adana Sk's goal looked a bit too open when Sreten Popovic came free, but Batuhan Tüzmen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Serbia's Borjan Golubovic got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Selmi Yağız received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mustafa Oğuz Torel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic made a huge save. The supporters of Serbia booed when Adana Sk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doğaner Yalazay didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95th minute Borjan Golubovic shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Batuhan Tüzmen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Serbia's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.