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FC MANLE ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ömer-Faruk Balcik in the 4th minute of play. Çağdaş Akkın kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Khalid Kennedy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ömer-Faruk Balcik, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Leighton Davies hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. 21 minutes into the match, England's goalkeeper Khalid Kennedy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ömer-Faruk Balcik. In the 23rd minute Micah Macdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norberto Heerdt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 25th minute of play forced FC MANLE's goalkeeper Norberto Heerdt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Beşir Karhan hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Micah Macdonald was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 29th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 31 minutes into the match, England's goal looked a bit too open when Kaya Ulucay came free, but Khalid Kennedy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Norberto Heerdt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyle Cox, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. FC MANLE's attentive Dariusz Ciempa managed to snatch the ball when Leighton Davies made a throw-in in the 37th minute of the game. Norberto Heerdt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Cox, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 39th minute of play forced FC MANLE's goalkeeper Norberto Heerdt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the FC MANLE defense, Kyle Cox kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Norberto Heerdt. The FC MANLE fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Norberto Heerdt should have stopped the shot. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC MANLE's goalkeeper Norberto Heerdt, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 45 minutes, Kyle Cox managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. England's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kyle Cox was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 47 minutes in the game, Kaya Ulucay fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Khalid Kennedy having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kyle Cox to make the kick off. Norberto Heerdt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kyle Cox in the 57th minute of the match. The corner ended in Micah Macdonald almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC MANLE's Norberto Heerdt did a great save. When Caelan Hayes, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 58 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Norberto Heerdt was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Norberto Heerdt made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Micah Macdonald sent off a good shot on target. Micah Macdonald sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kyle Cox was extremely unlucky when he, in the 79th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. When Ömer-Faruk Balcik came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the FC MANLE 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 Ömer-Faruk Balcik couldn't finish the play. FC MANLE's Bahtiyar Yetişbey was substituted for Ömer-Faruk Balcik. In the 88th match minute, FC MANLE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Beşir Karhan to maneuver through the defense. In the 89th minute Kyle Cox shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norberto Heerdt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Norberto Heerdt having to interfere. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.