Challenge

Scotland Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Scotland's Zac O'Donnell started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, Bekilli JK's Bircan Secahat got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Bekilli JK's Mustafa Haydar Sureha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zac O'Donnell in the 6th minute of play. Mustafa Haydar Sureha was a little too slow when Robert McNeill got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 10th minute. The score was now 1-0. Alexander Higgins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enis Behiç Erengüç in the 16th minute of the match. If Bircan Secahat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Süruri Ülkü in the 19th minute of play forced Scotland's goalkeeper Alexander Higgins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexander Higgins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enis Behiç Erengüç in the 23rd minute of the match. With a little luck, Bekilli JK's Mustafa Haydar Sureha got control of the ball when Robert McNeill tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bekilli JK's goalkeeper Mustafa Haydar Sureha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 31st minute, Alistair Morrison ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mustafa Haydar Sureha was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. 35 minutes into the match, Scotland's goal looked a bit too open when Süruri Ülkü came free, but Alexander Higgins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexander Higgins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Süruri Ülkü in the 37th minute of the match. Robert McNeill hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. 41 minutes into the match, Scotland's goal looked a bit too open when Süruri Ülkü came free, but Alexander Higgins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Süruri Ülkü received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Alexander Higgins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 44th minute Enis Behiç Erengüç shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Higgins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 46 minutes into the game, when Kian MacGregor put in a rough tackle. In the 46th minute, one of Scotland:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Scotland.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Süruri Ülkü stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Alistair Morrison managed to get in a good position for a shot. Scotland's supporters rose to their feet, but Alistair Morrison was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mustafa Haydar Sureha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 59th minute, Robert McNeill got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a little luck, Scotland's Alexander Higgins got control of the ball when Enis Behiç Erengüç tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alexander Higgins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Süruri Ülkü, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Alexander Higgins was out of position in the 64 minute of play, and Enis Behiç Erengüç capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Enis Behiç Erengüç really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2. Enis Behiç Erengüç kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Mustafa Haydar Sureha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fletcher Main in the 70th minute of the match. Alexander Higgins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nejat Alp Acarbey, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After some careless play in the Bekilli JK defense, Ashton Nelson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mustafa Haydar Sureha. The Bekilli JK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mustafa Haydar Sureha should have stopped the shot. Alexander Higgins came out of the goal in the 84th minute to try and stop a shot by Bekilli JK's Enis Behiç Erengüç. But to his dismay, Enis Behiç Erengüç quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-3. 91 minutes into the game, Süruri Ülkü was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bekilli JK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Scotland the free kick. Alexander Higgins made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Enis Behiç Erengüç sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ashton Nelson in the 95th minute of play forced Bekilli JK's goalkeeper Mustafa Haydar Sureha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tolga Mecnun during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Scotland booed when Bekilli JK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tolga Mecnun didn't get a good kick on the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Bekilli JK players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Scotland.