Challenge

Alfredo Di Stéfano
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Turgay Hafi made the kick off which started today's match. Ciro Nerio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ogut Ozturk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ciro Nerio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cengiz Aksoy in the 9th minute of the match. In the 9th minute Cengiz Aksoy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Nerio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ogut Ozturk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 18 minutes into the match, Turgay Hafi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tunaydin Aga, 1-1. Tunaydin Aga was out of position in the 20 minute of play, and Turgay Hafi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Turgay Hafi really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Ciro Nerio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cengiz Aksoy went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. In the 28th minute Doruk Kashani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Nerio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ciro Nerio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cengiz Aksoy in the 30th minute of play. Ciro Nerio came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Turkey's Davut Uyanik. But to his dismay, Davut Uyanik quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. Bancruz F.C's Ciro Nerio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doruk Kashani in the 36th minute of play. Tunaydin Aga was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Turgay Hafi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-3 in the 38 minute of play. Ciro Nerio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Davut Uyanik, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 45th minute Davut Uyanik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Nerio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th match minute, Bancruz F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zhelyazko Balakov to maneuver through the defense. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Bancruz F.C's Ciro Nerio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doruk Kashani in the 52nd minute of play. Ciro Nerio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davut Uyanik in the 55th minute of play. 56 minutes into the game, Erk Berk threw the ball into play from the sideline. Bancruz F.C's Mauricio Joseph quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. When Turgay Hafi came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Bancruz F.C 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 Turgay Hafi couldn't finish the play. Ciro Nerio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davut Uyanik in the 65th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Arixo in the 70th minute of play forced Turkey's goalkeeper Tunaydin Aga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 73 minutes, Ciro Nerio successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Turkey's Hizir Tezcan was substituted for Taner Baykal. Turkey made a substitution. Gunduzhan Ayik replaced Doruk Kashani. In the 80th minute, Gunduzhan Ayik ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ciro Nerio was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-4. 85 minutes into the match, Bancruz F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Gunduzhan Ayik came free, but Ciro Nerio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th match minute, Bancruz F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Arixo to maneuver through the defense. Ciro Nerio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hizir Tezcan in the 89th minute of the match. Tunaydin Aga came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by Bancruz F.C's Çelikan Koçaş. But to his dismay, Çelikan Koçaş quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-4. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Turkey players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.