☆ Minas Tirith ☆
Spectators: 7810 (Terracing: 5859,
Seating: 1796, VIP seats: 155) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Göksel Esenboğa made the kick off which started today's match. After 2 played minutes Gold Raiders FC got a freekick which was hit by Özgür Akbora. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, King Thorin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gondor FC™'s supporters rose to their feet, but King Thorin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Resul Yalın breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 4 minutes into the match, Gondor FC™'s goal looked a bit too open when Özgür Akbora came free, but Tahir Srna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gold Raiders FC's Resul Yalın proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Gold Raiders FC from getting a goal against them. In the 7th minute Özgür Akbora shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tahir Srna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the game, Aragorn King was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gondor FC™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gold Raiders FC the free kick. In the 10th minute, Aragorn King hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 14th minute Mehmet Özdilek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tahir Srna saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by King Thorin in the 16th minute of play forced Gold Raiders FC's goalkeeper Resul Yalın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Gondor FC™ booed when Gold Raiders FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. İsrafil Yaltırak didn't get a good kick on the ball. King Thorin struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Resul Yalın didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gondor FC™. 22 minutes into the match, Gold Raiders FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bard Bowman came free, but Resul Yalın reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Gold Raiders FC's goalkeeper Resul Yalın had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by King Thorin. Resul Yalın made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Bard Bowman sent off a good shot on target. In the 27th minute, King Thorin 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. In the 28th minute Bard Bowman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Resul Yalın saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute, Bard Bowman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gondor FC™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when King Thorin got free with Resul Yalın in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bard Bowman in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Resul Yalın saved Gold Raiders FC from getting behind. King Thorin who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 39thth minute tested the skills of Resul Yalın when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Gold Raiders FC's Mehmet Özdilek got a free kick in the 39th minute. Resul Yalın made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when King Thorin sent off a good shot on target. In the 45th minute Bard Bowman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Resul Yalın saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 48th minute, Özgür Akbora left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gold Raiders FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. King Thorin was the one to do the kick off. Resul Yalın took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bard Bowman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 57 minutes into the match, Gold Raiders FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bard Bowman came free, but Resul Yalın reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bard Bowman scored 2-1 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Resul Yalın, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bard Bowman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Resul Yalın tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Gold Raiders FC's Asaf Dirican got a free kick in the 70th minute. Gondor FC™'s Elfar Elrond was substituted for King Thorin. After 71 played minutes Gold Raiders FC got a freekick which was hit by Asaf Dirican. Resul Yalın took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elfar Elrond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Resul Yalın took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elfar Elrond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute, Aca Hakimović left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gondor FC™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Husein Bilalović managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gondor FC™'s supporters rose to their feet, but Husein Bilalović was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Resul Yalın breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Elfar Elrond fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Resul Yalın having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Elfar Elrond's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Resul Yalın was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. In the 89thth minute of the game Elfar Elrond who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gold Raiders FC's Resul Yalın was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Gold Raiders FC's Mehmet Özdilek got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Elfar Elrond struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Resul Yalın didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gondor FC™. Bard Bowman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Resul Yalın read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. Elfar Elrond took the ball and in the 97 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Resul Yalın. Resul Yalın dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1.
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