Challenge

Anatolia Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Halim Tuğ made the kick off which started today's match. Through an outstanding action, after 7 minutes, Peter Paul Mercieca successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Konrad Mosiniak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Owen Grech Cumbo in the 11th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, Malta's goal looked a bit too open when Halim Tuğ came free, but Peter Paul Mercieca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Owen Grech Cumbo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Konrad Mosiniak was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Özmen Gazzali took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Peter Paul Mercieca to make any attempt to save it. Konrad Mosiniak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Owen Grech Cumbo, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Kılıçalp Onatsu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Peter Paul Mercieca, 2-0. Peter Paul Mercieca made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Halim Tuğ sent off a good shot on target. When Owen Grech Cumbo came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Malta 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 Owen Grech Cumbo couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Halim Tuğ's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Peter Paul Mercieca was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. 35 minutes into the match, Malta's goal looked a bit too open when Kılıçalp Onatsu came free, but Peter Paul Mercieca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Owen Grech Cumbo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Malta's supporters rose to their feet, but Owen Grech Cumbo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Konrad Mosiniak breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Halim Tuğ received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Peter Paul Mercieca came out and tried to block the shot, but Halim Tuğ slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 39th minute. In the 42nd minute, Halim Tuğ reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Peter Paul Mercieca. The goal made the score 4-0. Konrad Mosiniak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giovanni Axiak, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Owen Grech Cumbo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Şentürk Kose came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Anatolia FC 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 Şentürk Kose couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Owen Grech Cumbo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Konrad Mosiniak was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Peter Paul Mercieca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Halim Tuğ in the 56th minute of the match. 63 minutes into the game, Anatolia FC's Şentürk Kose nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Peter Paul Mercieca made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. Malta's Mike Axisa managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Şentürk Kose in the 67 minute of the game. 69 minutes into the match, Malta's goal looked a bit too open when Şentürk Kose came free, but Peter Paul Mercieca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute, Halim Tuğ ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Peter Paul Mercieca was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. With a little luck, Anatolia FC's Konrad Mosiniak got control of the ball when Owen Grech Cumbo tried to sneak it across the goal line.