Challenge

Turkey Arena
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) After some careless play in the Turkey defense, Lopez Arrillaga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tunaydin Aga. The Turkey fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tunaydin Aga should have stopped the shot. Doruk Kashani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 7th match minute, Phoenix Fireball SE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kornél Ács to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Lopez Arrillaga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tunaydin Aga was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Phoenix Fireball SE's Tanek Nakoneczny played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doruk Kashani in the 13th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Davut Uyanik dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tanek Nakoneczny, 1-1. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Turkey's goalkeeper Tunaydin Aga, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 28 minutes into the match, Lopez Arrillaga notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Turkey's Tunaydin Aga. Tunaydin Aga was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Doruk Kashani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tanek Nakoneczny having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cengiz Aksoy in the 32nd minute of play forced Phoenix Fireball SE's goalkeeper Tanek Nakoneczny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the game, Phoenix Fireball SE's Lopez Arrillaga nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tunaydin Aga made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Davut Uyanik might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tanek Nakoneczny. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Davut Uyanik ran back to his position shaking his head. Tanek Nakoneczny took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doruk Kashani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th minute Doruk Kashani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tanek Nakoneczny saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Turkey's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Doruk Kashani in the 46th minute. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Taner Baykal advanced and headed the ball into goal, 2-3 in the 46th minute. After the first half Phoenix Fireball SE were leading 2-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Doruk Kashani to strike the kick off in the second half. Tanek Nakoneczny made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davut Uyanik in the 51st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Turkey's zone, Lopez Arrillaga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tunaydin Aga came out of the goal and Lopez Arrillaga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tanek Nakoneczny took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doruk Kashani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute Cengiz Aksoy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tanek Nakoneczny saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Phoenix Fireball SE's Lóránt Hoffman was substituted for Lopez Arrillaga. Tanek Nakoneczny took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Davut Uyanik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute Davut Uyanik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tanek Nakoneczny saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Turkey's Doruk Kashani in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Phoenix Fireball SE's goalie prevented a goal. Turkey's Demirkan Uner was substituted for Davut Uyanik. Turkey's Hizir Tezcan was substituted for Taner Baykal. In the 70th minute Phoenix Fireball SE were awarded a corner. Milán Seres went to the cornerflag to take it. Tanek Nakoneczny made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cengiz Aksoy in the 72nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Turkey defense, Lóránt Hoffman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tunaydin Aga. The Turkey fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tunaydin Aga should have stopped the shot. Kornél Ács kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Tanek Nakoneczny didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Demirkan Uner went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-4 was the resulting score. Tanek Nakoneczny made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cengiz Aksoy in the 85th minute of play. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by Phoenix Fireball SE's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tosunbey Gulpinar was slow to take the kick. During this time Turkey's players had a chance to rest. Hizir Tezcan was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Tunaydin Aga stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lóránt Hoffman's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Demirkan Uner in the 92nd minute of play forced Phoenix Fireball SE's goalkeeper Tanek Nakoneczny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Phoenix Fireball SE's goalkeeper Tanek Nakoneczny, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.