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A N K O
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) BEŞİKTAŞ's Toby Haley 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. After 3 minutes, Ömür Akkaya mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A N K O drilling and the BEŞİKTAŞ players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 3 played minutes A N K O drilling got a freekick which was hit by Ömür Akkaya. In the 7th minute Toby Haley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bedirhan Canberk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to BEŞİKTAŞ getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Sem Paciência hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, BEŞİKTAŞ's Júlio Mattos got a free kick in the 15th minute. When Sem Paciência came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the BEŞİKTAŞ 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 Sem Paciência couldn't finish the play. 22 minutes into the game, Batu Cem Orkan threw the ball into play from the sideline. A N K O drilling's Josef Mastný quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Batu Cem Orkan made in the 31st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Sem Paciência immediately put the ball in play. Joey Labitte scored 1-1 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bedirhan Canberk, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, BEŞİKTAŞ's Uğurcan Cakir got control of the ball when Erdeniz Tan tried to sneak it across the goal line. 46 minutes into the match, BEŞİKTAŞ's goal looked a bit too open when Erdeniz Tan came free, but Uğurcan Cakir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fatih Tokuz to strike the kick off in the second half. Uğurcan Cakir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erdeniz Tan in the 54th minute of the match. In the 56th minute, one of A N K O drilling:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for A N K O drilling. Sem Paciência placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Toby Haley took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bedirhan Canberk. Bedirhan Canberk dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 68 minutes into the match, Toby Haley notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of A N K O drilling's Bedirhan Canberk. Bedirhan Canberk was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A N K O drilling's Josef Mastný managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Batu Cem Orkan in the 71 minute of the game. In the 74th match minute, BEŞİKTAŞ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Batu Cem Orkan to maneuver through the defense. Uğurcan Cakir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fatih Tokuz in the 75th minute of play. Uğurcan Cakir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erdeniz Tan, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. The supporters of BEŞİKTAŞ booed when A N K O drilling was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Josef Mastný didn't get a good kick on the ball. Batu Cem Orkan kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. 87 minutes into the match, BEŞİKTAŞ's goal looked a bit too open when Erdeniz Tan came free, but Uğurcan Cakir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 90th minute, Erdeniz Tan made a precise shot to the right of Uğurcan Cakir. BEŞİKTAŞ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. If Sem Paciência had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. BEŞİKTAŞ walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.