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Dr.Ali Keskindemirci
Spectators: 7736 (Terracing: 5803, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bilge Selman took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 5 played minutes Handağı got a freekick which was hit by Necmettin Rahmi. In the 9th minute, Corrado Toppi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Handağı fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Filipe Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erland Haaland in the 15th minute of the match. In the 17th minute, Karacasu's Luís Eduardo Cabral dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. The Karacasu fans' excitement grew in the 21st match minute when Karacasu's Erland Haaland looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erland Haaland in the 25th minute of play forced Handağı's goalkeeper Filipe Duarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Handağı's goal looked a bit too open when Erland Haaland came free, but Filipe Duarte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute Necmettin Rahmi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimcho Devenski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Filipe Duarte made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luís Eduardo Cabral in the 38th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Handağı's goalkeeper Filipe Duarte had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luís Eduardo Cabral. Filipe Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francesco Taglieri in the 46th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luís Eduardo Cabral stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Filipe Duarte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Eduardo Cabral, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 53rd match minute, Handağı was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bilge Selman to maneuver through the defense. Francesco Taglieri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filipe Duarte having to interfere. In the 58th minute Luís Eduardo Cabral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filipe Duarte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Filipe Duarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luís Eduardo Cabral in the 61st minute of play. With an all-out effort, Handağı's Dimcho Devenski threw himself towards the right post 70 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Corrado Toppi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a defensive mix-up in Handağı's zone, Luís Eduardo Cabral stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Filipe Duarte came out of the goal and Luís Eduardo Cabral tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luís Eduardo Cabral struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Filipe Duarte didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Karacasu. Filipe Duarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erland Haaland in the 76th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Handağı's Corrado Toppi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-2. Filipe Duarte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erland Haaland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erland Haaland in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Filipe Duarte saved Handağı from getting behind. 86 minutes into the game, Karacasu's Luís Eduardo Cabral nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Filipe Duarte made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. Erland Haaland hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Necmettin Rahmi in the 95th minute of play forced Karacasu's goalkeeper Dimcho Devenski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karacasu's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.