League

Bursa
Spectators: 7967 (Terracing: 5977, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 158) Palestine's Çınar Başkurt 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. Anatole Nielispach showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdülhak Tanyolaç, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. A collision led to Palestine getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Savaşer Ayana hit a great ball. Anatole Nielispach made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Epifanio Mitxaut in the 6th minute of play. After 7 played minutes FK Elbistan got a freekick which was hit by Abdülhak Tanyolaç. 9 minutes into the match, FK Elbistan's goal looked a bit too open when Doğan Neşet came free, but Ali Haydar Sahir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Palestine's Alparslan Cömert got a free kick in the 14th minute. Epifanio Mitxaut took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 15th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Anatole Nielispach. Palestine's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Anatole Nielispach made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zikri İlkay in the 16th minute of play. Ali Haydar Sahir came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Palestine's Çınar Başkurt. But to his dismay, Çınar Başkurt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Ali Haydar Sahir made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Çınar Başkurt sent off a good shot on target. Ali Haydar Sahir made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Bumin Onursev sent off a good shot on target. Ali Haydar Sahir didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Çınar Başkurt went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Ali Haydar Sahir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Çınar Başkurt in the 36th minute of the match. FK Elbistan's Ali Haydar Sahir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doğan Neşet in the 37th minute of play. In the 39th minute Epifanio Mitxaut shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anatole Nielispach saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anatole Nielispach showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Gültekin, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Bumin Onursev's late challenge caught a FK Elbistan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bumin Onursev helped the player get up and apologised. In the 44th match minute, Palestine was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bumin Onursev to maneuver through the defense. After 45 played minutes, FK Elbistan's Epifanio Mitxaut shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Anatole Nielispach came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in FK Elbistan reached it. With his leg Ali Haydar Sahir managed to avoid a goal in the 46thth minute, when Palestine's Suelo Montana fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 48 played minutes Çınar Başkurt rounded FK Elbistan's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abdülhak Tanyolaç made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Gültekin in the 54th minute of play forced Palestine's goalkeeper Anatole Nielispach to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 57 minutes into the game, Ali Gültekin recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Anatole Nielispach. Ali Gültekin showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-1. Doğan Neşet recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Epifanio Mitxaut kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. When Abdülhak Tanyolaç came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the FK Elbistan 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 Abdülhak Tanyolaç couldn't finish the play. Ali Haydar Sahir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Suelo Montana, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Abdülhak Tanyolaçs short, quick shot in the 74thth minute got Anatole Nielispach to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 80 minutes into the game, FK Elbistan's Epifanio Mitxaut nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anatole Nielispach made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. FK Elbistan's Ali Haydar Sahir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Suelo Montana in the 84th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 86 minutes into the game, when Emrullah Vezir put in a rough tackle. Palestine's Savaşer Ayana got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice moves Epifanio Mitxaut could shoot a difficult shot in the 95th minute, which Anatole Nielispach however easily saved by the left post. Ali Haydar Sahir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doğan Neşet, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the FK Elbistan players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Palestine.