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AVNİ AKER
Spectators: 7036 (Terracing: 5200, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fatih Tokuz got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the match, A N K O drilling's goalkeeper Bedirhan Canberk had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Taha Gencay. After 6 played minutes A N K O drilling got a freekick which was hit by Josef Mastný. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taha Gencay in the 12th minute of play forced A N K O drilling's goalkeeper Bedirhan Canberk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Taha Gencay had several of the A N K O drilling's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 18 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Bedirhan Canberk as he didn't even see the shot coming. After a defensive mix-up in Zenozena's zone, Erdeniz Tan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Semih Çelebioğlu came out of the goal and Erdeniz Tan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Zenozena's goalkeeper Semih Çelebioğlu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to A N K O drilling getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Erdeniz Tan hit a great ball. Bedirhan Canberk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Taha Gencay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Taha Gencay made a kick off. When Josef Mastný fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A N K O drilling's protests and gave Josef Mastný a yellow card for diving instead. In the 52nd match minute, A N K O drilling was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Josef Mastný to maneuver through the defense. Taha Gencay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 56 played minutes A N K O drilling got a freekick which was hit by Jörgen Stenqvist. It was beautiful to see Zenozena's Pearce Letsch in action when he in the 58th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! After a rather tough play, A N K O drilling's Josef Mastný got a free kick in the 59th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Taha Gencay in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bedirhan Canberk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 64 played minutes A N K O drilling got a freekick which was hit by Josef Mastný. In the 77th match minute, Zenozena was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kayhan Himmet to maneuver through the defense. Bedirhan Canberk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Taha Gencay in the 82nd minute of the match. 85 minutes into the match, A N K O drilling's goal looked a bit too open when Orhun Vahdettin came free, but Bedirhan Canberk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Taha Gencay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taha Gencay in the 90th minute of play forced A N K O drilling's goalkeeper Bedirhan Canberk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zenozena's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.