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MUHSİN YAZICIOĞLU
Spectators: 9316 (Terracing: 6988, Seating: 2143, VIP seats: 185) 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. 3 minutes into the match, Bozkurt's Kai Havertz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Batıkan Muhsin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Benedicto Bihar in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arda Göksel Yalman saved Bozkurt from getting behind. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Batıkan Muhsin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kai Havertz got free with Batıkan Muhsin in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 14 minutes into the match, Bozkurt's goal looked a bit too open when Robustiano Eron came free, but Arda Göksel Yalman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robustiano Eron might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arda Göksel Yalman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Robustiano Eron ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 17th minute, Olgierd Literski got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kai Havertz in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Batıkan Muhsin saved Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC from getting behind. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Philippe Albert was slow to take the kick. During this time Bozkurt's players had a chance to rest. 26 minutes into the match, Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Benedicto Bihar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arda Göksel Yalman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bernardo Sasso in the 28th minute. A nice corner shot did that Robustiano Eron got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Arda Göksel Yalman quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lorenzo James in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arda Göksel Yalman saved Bozkurt from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Lorenzo James put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Arda Göksel Yalman. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's goalkeeper Batıkan Muhsin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With his leg Batıkan Muhsin managed to avoid a goal in the 38thth minute, when Bozkurt's Kai Havertz fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 40th match minute, Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Seçkin Öksüzoğlu to maneuver through the defense. After 44 played minutes Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC got a freekick which was hit by Bernardo Sasso. After the first half Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Benedicto Bihar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Benedicto Bihar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Bozkurt's Arda Göksel Yalman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedicto Bihar in the 54th minute of play. In the 60thth minute of the game Kai Havertz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Batıkan Muhsin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bozkurt's Emrullah Erboy was substituted for Muhammet Çetinel. Bozkurt made a substitution. Mustafa Hakan Sufi replaced Kai Havertz. Bernardo Sasso made in the 71st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Lorenzo James immediately put the ball in play. In the 73rd minute Mustafa Hakan Sufi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Batıkan Muhsin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Batıkan Muhsin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mustafa Hakan Sufi, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 77th minute, Mustafa Hakan Sufi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 81 minutes, Benedicto Bihar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benedicto Bihar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Aykut Canel was substituted for Benedicto Bihar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aykut Canel in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arda Göksel Yalman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 89 minutes into the match, Bozkurt's goal looked a bit too open when Aykut Canel came free, but Arda Göksel Yalman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Batıkan Muhsin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mustafa Hakan Sufi, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.