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Gandalf TOWER
Spectators: 7692 (Terracing: 5772, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sun Wei Sha kicked off to start the match. Kubat Pirane recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 11th minute, Cesur Kurceren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 14thth minute of the game Cesur Kurceren who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but TheWhite FC's Paulo José de Amorim was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Kubat Pirane put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Paulo José de Amorim. If Kubat Pirane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind TheWhite FC's goalkeeper Paulo José de Amorim, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Halit Peker in the 26th minute of play forced TheWhite FC's goalkeeper Paulo José de Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cesur Kurceren in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paulo José de Amorim prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 31st minute Sun Wei Sha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdullah Taşgan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Lara FK's Abdullah Taşgan got control of the ball when Zikri Temizsan tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesur Kurceren in the 41st minute of play forced TheWhite FC's goalkeeper Paulo José de Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ahmet Korcan Yaşam hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Paulo José de Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesur Kurceren in the 47th minute of the match. Zikri Temizsan kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

If Sun Wei Sha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulo José de Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cesur Kurceren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulo José de Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cesur Kurceren in the 76th minute of play. TheWhite FC's Paulo José de Amorim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Halit Peker in the 78th minute of play. Lara FK's Cesur Kurceren got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesur Kurceren in the 90th minute of play forced TheWhite FC's goalkeeper Paulo José de Amorim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulo José de Amorim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kubat Pirane in the 91st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kubat Pirane got free with Paulo José de Amorim in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Lara FK supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Lara FK would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.