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Ayvalık Stadı
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 6 minutes into the game, Larry Gamble was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Wanborough's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AyvalıkGücü the free kick. In the 6th minute, Larry Gamble hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 8 played minutes Yıldırım Bozoğlu rounded Wanborough's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. When Wanborough's Alec Halloran in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AyvalıkGücü's goalie prevented a goal. 15 minutes into the match, AyvalıkGücü's goal looked a bit too open when Alec Halloran came free, but Alptuğ Afgan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Wanborough booed when AyvalıkGücü was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aydemir Batıhan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Wanborough's Dale Deveraux tried to score from far away in the 17th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Wanborough's Richard Rathmell got control of the ball when Cenan Yüce tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Alec Halloran came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Wanborough 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 Alec Halloran couldn't finish the play. Alptuğ Afgan didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Wanborough's Alec Halloran shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Cenan Yüce struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Richard Rathmell didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AyvalıkGücü. Richard Rathmell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yıldırım Bozoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Yıldırım Bozoğlu made the kick off in the second half. In the 64th minute Cenan Yüce shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richard Rathmell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jo Rice sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yıldırım Bozoğlu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Richard Rathmell tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jo Rice got free with Alptuğ Afgan in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Yıldırım Bozoğlu came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the AyvalıkGücü 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 Yıldırım Bozoğlu couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Wanborough defense, Yıldırım Bozoğlu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Richard Rathmell. The Wanborough fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Richard Rathmell should have stopped the shot. 83 minutes into the match, AyvalıkGücü's goalkeeper Alptuğ Afgan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jo Rice. In the 93rd minute, Cenan Yüce got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Wanborough's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.