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Spectators: 8512 (Terracing: 6385, Seating: 1957, VIP seats: 170) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cyryl Bojanowski made the kick off which started today's match. Semir Jakubović made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Galip Kutalmış sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mesut Onursu in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Semir Jakubović saved Predators from getting behind. In the 8th minute Predators were awarded a corner. Gylippus Nikolakakos went to the cornerflag to take it. Utku Yuvakuran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gylippus Nikolakakos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afiz Phua in the 17th minute of play forced YERSIYAHGOKBEYAZ's goalkeeper Utku Yuvakuran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. YERSIYAHGOKBEYAZ's Utku Yuvakuran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Özgür Üstüner in the 23rd minute of play. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by YERSIYAHGOKBEYAZ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gylippus Nikolakakos was slow to take the kick. During this time Predators's players had a chance to rest. Semir Jakubović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mesut Onursu, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Gylippus Nikolakakos scored 0-1 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Utku Yuvakuran, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Utku Yuvakuran stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gylippus Nikolakakos's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. Utku Yuvakuran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Özgür Üstüner in the 41st minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, YERSIYAHGOKBEYAZ's goal looked a bit too open when Afiz Phua came free, but Utku Yuvakuran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, YERSIYAHGOKBEYAZ's goal looked a bit too open when Cyryl Bojanowski came free, but Utku Yuvakuran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Harun Elam hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. 53 minutes had been played when some careless play by Predators's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Özbek Heper was slow to take the kick. During this time YERSIYAHGOKBEYAZ's players had a chance to rest. Arpád Hauer was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Galip Kutalmış in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Semir Jakubović prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 56th minute YERSIYAHGOKBEYAZ were awarded a corner. Özbek Heper went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Daniel Pancu almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Predators's Semir Jakubović did a great save. Afiz Phua received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Utku Yuvakuran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cyryl Bojanowski in the 60th minute of play forced YERSIYAHGOKBEYAZ's goalkeeper Utku Yuvakuran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Semir Jakubović showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Pancu, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. With an all-out effort, Predators's Utku Yuvakuran threw himself towards the right post 74 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Özgür Üstüner, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Utku Yuvakuran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Özgür Üstüner in the 76th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mesut Onursu in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Semir Jakubović saved Predators from getting behind. In the 88th minute, Özgür Üstüner left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Predators fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 92nd minute, Afiz Phua 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. In the 93rd minute, Tümer Gülsoy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the YERSIYAHGOKBEYAZ defense, Özgür Üstüner kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Utku Yuvakuran. The YERSIYAHGOKBEYAZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Utku Yuvakuran should have stopped the shot. Predators's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.