Smyrna
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125,
Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Selebi-Phikwe's Johnathan Bowden started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 6 minutes into the match, Bornova's goal looked a bit too open when Abid Bubalo came free, but Sonny Alén reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sonny Alén showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abid Bubalo, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Christof Deroek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Nafiz Özilter, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 12th match minute, Bornova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Çağlar Acabey to maneuver through the defense. Christof Deroek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Nafiz Özilter in the 17th minute of play. Christof Deroek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beyhan Oğuztüzün, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. With a little luck, Selebi-Phikwe's Christof Deroek got control of the ball when Ahmet Nafiz Özilter tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 29th minute Abid Bubalo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sonny Alén saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ahmet Nafiz Özilter's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Christof Deroek firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 36thth minute of the game Johnathan Bowden who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bornova's Sonny Alén was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 47th minute, Abid Bubalo 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. 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.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kamil Momodu made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Selebi-Phikwe's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Nafiz Özilter came free, but Christof Deroek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 53rd minute Fernando Dracena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christof Deroek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 53rd match minute, Bornova was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Şafak Taze to maneuver through the defense. Sonny Alén showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abid Bubalo, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Christof Deroek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Nafiz Özilter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Nafiz Özilter in the 62nd minute of play forced Selebi-Phikwe's goalkeeper Christof Deroek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christof Deroek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Nafiz Özilter, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Rein Lombaert hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Selebi-Phikwe's Louis-Philippe Pelsmaeckers was substituted for Marc Thidén. After 66 played minutes Selebi-Phikwe got a freekick which was hit by Rein Lombaert. Christof Deroek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Nafiz Özilter in the 67th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute Ahmet Nafiz Özilter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christof Deroek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christof Deroek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yusuf Bahadır Rahmet, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. The supporters of Bornova booed when Selebi-Phikwe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victor Nelson didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Selebi-Phikwe's zone, Fernando Dracena stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Christof Deroek came out of the goal and Fernando Dracena tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Christof Deroek stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kamil Momodu's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. When the match clock showed 77 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Kamil Momodu sped through Selebi-Phikwe's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Christof Deroek. Christof Deroek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kamil Momodu in the 81st minute of play. Sonny Alén made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johnathan Bowden in the 86th minute of play. Selebi-Phikwe's Christof Deroek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Nafiz Özilter in the 89th minute of play. With a little luck, Bornova's Sonny Alén got control of the ball when Abid Bubalo tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Abid Bubalo took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Sonny Alén to make any attempt to save it. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.
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