FC MANLE ARENA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) England's Kyle Cox 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. Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Norberto Heerdt having to interfere. Ömer-Faruk Balcik could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Khalid Kennedy made a huge save. In the 7th match minute, FC MANLE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Beşir Karhan to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to FC MANLE getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Mete Tavukcu hit a great ball. In the 11th 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. In the 12th minute of the match England got a corner. FC MANLE's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Micah Macdonald ran over to the corner to take the kick. A collision led to FC MANLE getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Ömer-Faruk Balcik hit a great ball. Micah Macdonald might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Norberto Heerdt. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Micah Macdonald ran back to his position shaking his head. After 17 minutes, Ömer-Faruk Balcik mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC MANLE and the England players grew even worse after the yellow card. Norberto Heerdt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Cox in the 18th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Ömer-Faruk Balcik managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC MANLE's supporters rose to their feet, but Ömer-Faruk Balcik was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Khalid Kennedy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kyle Cox struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Norberto Heerdt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for England. England's Khalid Kennedy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kaya Ulucay in the 27th minute of play. If Dariusz Ciempa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Micah Macdonald sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 38thth minute of the game Kyle Cox who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC MANLE's Norberto Heerdt was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Cox in the 44th minute of play forced FC MANLE's goalkeeper Norberto Heerdt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ömer-Faruk Balcik made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Issac Dawson managed to get in a good position for a shot. England's supporters rose to their feet, but Issac Dawson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Norberto Heerdt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, FC MANLE's Çağdaş Akkın got a free kick in the 56th minute. After having played for 58 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. The supporters of FC MANLE booed when England was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cooper Thompson didn't get a good kick on the ball. 65 minutes into the game, Ömer-Faruk Balcik cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Khalid Kennedy was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to FC MANLE getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Çağdaş Akkın hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, England's Leighton Davies got a free kick in the 70th minute. After a defensive mix-up in FC MANLE's zone, Kyle Cox stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Norberto Heerdt came out of the goal and Kyle Cox tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 74th match minute, FC MANLE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Çağdaş Akkın to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th minute of the match Micah Macdonald sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Norberto Heerdt skillfully saved the ball. FC MANLE's Norberto Heerdt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save FC MANLE from getting a goal against them. FC MANLE made a substitution. Bahtiyar Yetişbey replaced Ömer-Faruk Balcik. After 84 minutes, Bahtiyar Yetişbey mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC MANLE and the England players grew even worse after the yellow card. Kyle Cox fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Norberto Heerdt having to interfere. Khalid Kennedy came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by FC MANLE's Bahtiyar Yetişbey. But to his dismay, Bahtiyar Yetişbey quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. For all the effort they put into the match, the England players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC MANLE.
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