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GUZ ARENA
Spectators: 9225 (Terracing: 6920, Seating: 2122, VIP seats: 183) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kai Havertz started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, ṨOḰᾋḰ ĿᾋṂϐᾋṨἿ ™ﻨ's goal looked a bit too open when Kai Havertz came free, but Egun Zapico reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bozkurt's Nizam Şafak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Estevão Reis in the 9th minute of play. Kai Havertz might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Egun Zapico. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kai Havertz ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kai Havertz in the 12th minute of play forced ṨOḰᾋḰ ĿᾋṂϐᾋṨἿ ™ﻨ's goalkeeper Egun Zapico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Kai Havertz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Egun Zapico. ṨOḰᾋḰ ĿᾋṂϐᾋṨἿ ™ﻨ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kai Havertz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Bozkurt's Nizam Şafak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldo Messi in the 21st minute of play. In the 30th minute, Estevão Reis made a precise shot to the right of Nizam Şafak. Bozkurt's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Egun Zapico made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kai Havertz in the 38th minute of play. The supporters of ṨOḰᾋḰ ĿᾋṂϐᾋṨἿ ™ﻨ booed when Bozkurt was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Philippe Albert didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nizam Şafak made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Estevão Reis sent off a good shot on target. Ronaldo Messi's late challenge caught a Bozkurt's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ronaldo Messi helped the player get up and apologised. Burak Orkan made in the 47th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Estevão Reis immediately put the ball in play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Estevão Reis made a kick off. Bozkurt's Philippe Albert quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Burak Orkan, made in the 52nd minute of the game. Shao Feng Qing made in the 57th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Kai Havertz however managed to control. Şeray İhtiyar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nizam Şafak read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. ṨOḰᾋḰ ĿᾋṂϐᾋṨἿ ™ﻨ's Egun Zapico proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save ṨOḰᾋḰ ĿᾋṂϐᾋṨἿ ™ﻨ from getting a goal against them. After 66 minutes ṨOḰᾋḰ ĿᾋṂϐᾋṨἿ ™ﻨ's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Philippe Albert who took care of the corner kick. 71 minutes into the match, ṨOḰᾋḰ ĿᾋṂϐᾋṨἿ ™ﻨ's goalkeeper Egun Zapico had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emrullah Erboy. In the 73rd minute, Emrullah Erboy ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Egun Zapico was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. 75 minutes into the match, ṨOḰᾋḰ ĿᾋṂϐᾋṨἿ ™ﻨ's goalkeeper Egun Zapico had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emrullah Erboy. ṨOḰᾋḰ ĿᾋṂϐᾋṨἿ ™ﻨ's Egun Zapico proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save ṨOḰᾋḰ ĿᾋṂϐᾋṨἿ ™ﻨ from getting a goal against them. Nizam Şafak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehmet Hakkı Kuthan, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. After a rather tough play, ṨOḰᾋḰ ĿᾋṂϐᾋṨἿ ™ﻨ's Mehmet Hakkı Kuthan got a free kick in the 89th minute. Egun Zapico was a little too slow when Mustafa Hakan Sufi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 92nd minute. The score was now 1-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Bozkurt eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.