Challenge

Scotland Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zac O'Donnell started the match with the kick off. Jaxson Russell kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Öztürk Kurtuluş managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bozkurt's supporters rose to their feet, but Öztürk Kurtuluş was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alexander Higgins breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Bozkurt's zone, Zac O'Donnell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ahmet Ceyhan Siddik came out of the goal and Zac O'Donnell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Öztürk Kurtuluş fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Higgins having to interfere. Scotland's Alexander Higgins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sedat Kutcan in the 19th minute of play. Alexander Higgins showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Öztürk Kurtuluş, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 24th minute, Robert McNeill hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Scotland's Alexander Higgins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sedat Kutcan in the 27th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Scotland's Robert McNeill got a free kick in the 27th minute. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Scotland's goalkeeper Alexander Higgins, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ahmet Ceyhan Siddik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zac O'Donnell, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. The supporters of Scotland booed when Bozkurt was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kadri Yalınay didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ahmet Ceyhan Siddik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ashton Nelson, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 36 minutes into the match, Öztürk Kurtuluş notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Scotland's Alexander Higgins. Alexander Higgins was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ashton Nelson kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. 41 minutes into the game, Öztürk Kurtuluş cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Alexander Higgins was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 45th minute Fazıl Hüsnü Cevher 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Öztürk Kurtuluş made a kick off. Özgün Eryaman might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alexander Higgins. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Özgün Eryaman ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 54th match minute, Scotland was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zac O'Donnell to maneuver through the defense. 56 minutes into the match, Scotland's goal looked a bit too open when Fazıl Hüsnü Cevher came free, but Alexander Higgins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Scotland's Alexander Higgins got control of the ball when Sedat Kutcan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jack MacKinnon charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jack MacKinnon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 65th minute, Jack MacKinnon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Öztürk Kurtuluş in the 68th minute of play forced Scotland's goalkeeper Alexander Higgins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute, Öztürk Kurtuluş ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alexander Higgins was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. 76 minutes into the match, Öztürk Kurtuluş had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alexander Higgins. Scotland's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Öztürk Kurtuluş was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fazıl Hüsnü Cevher in the 83rd minute of play forced Scotland's goalkeeper Alexander Higgins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexander Higgins stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Öztürk Kurtuluş's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. In the 92nd minute Öztürk Kurtuluş 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. 93 minutes into the match, Scotland's goal looked a bit too open when Fazıl Hüsnü Cevher came free, but Alexander Higgins reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 96th minute Öztürk Kurtuluş 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. Bozkurt played a much better game than Scotland and deserved their victory. The Scotland players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.