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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alberigo Sessa started the match with the kick off. An unexpected shot in the 9th minute by Erhan Sarıoğlu got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Edmund Dulemba came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's Alberigo Sessa. But to his dismay, Alberigo Sessa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberigo Sessa in the 13th minute of play forced Türk Polis Gücü's goalkeeper Edmund Dulemba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Zé Dos Reis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benjamin Ivens was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's goalkeeper Benjamin Ivens, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cavit Kutlan made in the 23rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Garip Yalçınkaya however managed to control. Türk Polis Gücü's Edmund Dulemba played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hüsmen Akbulut in the 24th minute of play. If Zé Dos Reis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Benjamin Ivens made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Zé Dos Reis sent off a good shot on target. Edmund Dulemba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberigo Sessa in the 26th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zé Dos Reis in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benjamin Ivens prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Türk Polis Gücü were awarded a corner in the 29th minute after B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Yngve Lindqvist took the corner. After taking down the ball on Türk Polis Gücü's corner Yngve Lindqvist fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Benjamin Ivens quite easily take care of the ball. If Zé Dos Reis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's Benjamin Ivens proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine from getting a goal against them. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's goalkeeper Benjamin Ivens, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Türk Polis Gücü were awarded a corner in the 37th minute after B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Yngve Lindqvist took the corner. In the 40th minute Hüsmen Akbulut shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edmund Dulemba saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benjamin Ivens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Dos Reis, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Zé Dos Reis made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberigo Sessa got free with Edmund Dulemba in the 50th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Edmund Dulemba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hüsmen Akbulut, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Edmund Dulemba made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberigo Sessa in the 55th minute. Türk Polis Gücü's Edmund Dulemba proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Türk Polis Gücü from getting a goal against them. B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's D.J. 杨坚 was substituted for Alberigo Sessa. B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine made a substitution. Chen Jun Yan replaced Eser Arabacıoğlu. 63 minutes had been played when some careless play by Türk Polis Gücü's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. D.J. 杨坚 was slow to take the kick. During this time B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's players had a chance to rest. Edmund Dulemba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hüsmen Akbulut in the 68th minute of the match. After 71 minutes Türk Polis Gücü's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was D.J. 杨坚 who took care of the corner kick. B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's Chen Jun Yan managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by 尹林旭 in the 77 minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's Hüsmen Akbulut slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Edmund Dulemba. That made the score 1-2 after 83 minutes of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zaid Cevahir in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benjamin Ivens saved B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hüsmen Akbulut in the 88th minute of play forced Türk Polis Gücü's goalkeeper Edmund Dulemba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benjamin Ivens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zaid Cevahir in the 90th minute of play. Chen Jun Yan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Edmund Dulemba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edmund Dulemba made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hüsmen Akbulut in the 94th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.