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Spectators: 11 (Terracing: 0, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) In the 2nd minute, one of Lions Of Turks: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 Lions Of Turks. Qiao Hong Yi who after having made a long run got a chance for a shot on goal. Despite a couple of nice moves Patrick Armstrong's wasn't to be fooled and made an easy save when Qiao Hong Yi was beeing forced to shoot. ManagerZone Crew's Patrick Armstrong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qiao Hong Yi in the 19th minute of play. 20 minutes into the game, Marcus Majewski threw the ball into play from the sideline. Lions Of Turks's Anıl Cenk Yılğıralp quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 22nd minute, Bogumil Pochorylo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fuat Bayraktaroğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adrian Våleman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 27 minutes Lions Of Turks's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Adrian Våleman who took care of the corner kick. When Peter Linkhorst, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 27 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Fuat Bayraktaroğlu was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Thorbjörn Olerius kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Anıl Cenk Yılğıralp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Patrick Armstrong 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 Thorbjörn Olerius got free with Fuat Bayraktaroğlu in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Peter Linkhorst could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Fuat Bayraktaroğlu made a huge save. A collision led to ManagerZone Crew getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Anderson Schulle hit a great ball. After 47 minutes of play, Lions Of Turks's Bernardo Cidro made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Patrick Armstrong was left in no man's land by his defense there! The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Qiao Hong Yi made the kick off in the second half. Kuzey Tuğalp's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Patrick Armstrong read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. Mirza Akdemir took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Patrick Armstrong. Patrick Armstrong dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Fuat Bayraktaroğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peter Linkhorst in the 71st minute of the match. After having played for 74 minutes, Qiao Hong Yi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lions Of Turks's supporters crossed their fingers, but Qiao Hong Yi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind ManagerZone Crew's goalkeeper Patrick Armstrong, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Qiao Hong Yi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Patrick Armstrong firmly grabbed it by the left post. 87 minutes into the match, Lions Of Turks's Qiao Hong Yi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Patrick Armstrong narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mirza Akdemir received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Patrick Armstrong tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lions Of Turks's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.