League

Samsun Arena
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5826, Seating: 1550, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Batı Tunçöven got the match started through his kick off. Michael Hegngaard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cui Jun Qi in the 3rd minute of play. Batı Tunçöven who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 5thth minute tested the skills of Michael Hegngaard when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 6 minutes into the match, Giresunspor's goal looked a bit too open when Cui Jun Qi came free, but Michael Hegngaard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hulki Tevfik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erman Hiçyılmaz in the 7th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hıdır Erkılınç in the 10th minute of play forced Giresunspor's goalkeeper Michael Hegngaard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute Anıl Ege Payidar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hulki Tevfik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 20 in the game by Batı Tunçöven from a close distance when the talented Michael Hegngaard managed to make a qualified save. Giresunspor's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erman Hiçyılmaz in the 22nd minute of play forced Samsunspor's goalkeeper Hulki Tevfik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the game, Şakir Salti cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Hulki Tevfik was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Michael Hegngaard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Batı Tunçöven in the 33rd minute of play. Giresunspor's Michael Hegngaard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cui Jun Qi in the 35th minute of play. Samsunspor's Hulki Tevfik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anıl Ege Payidar in the 40th minute of play. After some careless play in the Giresunspor defense, Batı Tunçöven kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Michael Hegngaard. The Giresunspor fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Michael Hegngaard should have stopped the shot. Michael Hegngaard made an important save on a dangerous shot by Batı Tunçöven in the 48th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Şakir Salti made a kick off. Michael Hegngaard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Batı Tunçöven in the 53rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baybars Akdemir in the 60th minute of play forced Samsunspor's goalkeeper Hulki Tevfik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geir-Inge Lauten took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Hulki Tevfik. Samsunspor's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Hulki Tevfik didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anıl Ege Payidar went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Hulki Tevfik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Şakir Salti in the 65th minute of the match. Michael Hegngaard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Batı Tunçöven in the 68th minute of the match. In the 68th minute Batı Tunçöven shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michael Hegngaard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Samsunspor's Hulki Tevfik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Şakir Salti in the 69th minute of play. Michael Hegngaard came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Samsunspor's Cui Jun Qi. But to his dismay, Cui Jun Qi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Michael Hegngaard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Batı Tunçöven, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 77th minute Cui Jun Qi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michael Hegngaard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hulki Tevfik made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Kemal Demiroğlu sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Samsunspor getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Luiz Eduardo de Amaral hit a great ball. Michael Hegngaard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Batı Tunçöven in the 86th minute of play. Samsunspor's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Aipytos Houlis in the 92nd minute. It was a well-played corner which Cui Jun Qi managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Michael Hegngaard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cui Jun Qi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.