Saracino Stadium
Spectators: 7705 (Terracing: 5780,
Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ali Nabi İlkutay kicked off to start the match. After 3 played minutes DEMİREL.FC got a freekick which was hit by Rafet Ülken. Mehmet Tekinay charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mehmet Tekinay the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ian Triganza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bayram Lütufkâr, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 14th match minute, Attard Gunners was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clint Cohen to maneuver through the defense. 18 minutes into the match, DEMİREL.FC's goal looked a bit too open when Robert Gera came free, but Batı Ufuk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd minute, Selçuk Sağan 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. DEMİREL.FC's Batı Ufuk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Xiberras in the 25th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Attard Gunners's goal looked a bit too open when Hikmet Türkoğlu came free, but Ian Triganza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Attard Gunners's Ian Triganza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Nabi İlkutay in the 32nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Ali Nabi İlkutay managed to get in a good position for a shot. DEMİREL.FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ali Nabi İlkutay was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ian Triganza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ali Nabi İlkutay scored 0-2 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ian Triganza, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With 43 minutes on the clock, Rafet Ülken commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After a rather tough play, DEMİREL.FC's Rafet Ülken got a free kick in the 44th minute. Anthony Salamone might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Batı Ufuk. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anthony Salamone ran back to his position shaking his head.
In the 53rd minute Selçuk Sağan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ian Triganza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, Attard Gunners's goalkeeper Ian Triganza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ali Nabi İlkutay. In the 58th minute, Bayram Lütufkâr ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ian Triganza was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. 61 minutes into the match, Attard Gunners's goalkeeper Ian Triganza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bayram Lütufkâr. Selçuk Sağan kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. In the 64th minute Ryan Padovani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Batı Ufuk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th match minute, DEMİREL.FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serhan Genç to maneuver through the defense. Serhan Genç charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Serhan Genç the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 69 played minutes DEMİREL.FC got a freekick which was hit by Serhan Genç. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anthony Salamone in the 69th minute of play forced DEMİREL.FC's goalkeeper Batı Ufuk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 73 minutes, Zikri Sayın mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the DEMİREL.FC and the Attard Gunners players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Attard Gunners booed when DEMİREL.FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zikri Sayın didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ian Triganza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zikri Sayın, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. When Selçuk Sağan came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the DEMİREL.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 Selçuk Sağan couldn't finish the play. George Xiberras blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Batı Ufuk having to make a save. When the match had gone on for 93 minutes, Ali Nabi İlkutay took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Ian Triganza to make any attempt to save it. The DEMİREL.FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.
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