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Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Koray Baran got the match started through his kick off. Juaneizu Merida was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Koray Baran showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 4 minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Koray Baran in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Juaneizu Merida prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tolga Özbilen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 12th minute of play. In the 14thth minute of the game Koray Baran who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Nacional's Juaneizu Merida was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON booed when Nacional was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jony Maidana didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Edmundson Colling in the 25th minute really tested Juaneizu Merida's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON were awarded a corner in the 29th minute after Nacional's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Edmundson Colling took the corner. Grabiel Escorcia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tolga Özbilen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. 40 minutes into the game, Grabiel Escorcia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Tolga Özbilen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A nice corner shot did that Edmundson Colling got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Juaneizu Merida quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Grabiel Escorcia to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 51 minutes, Grabiel Escorcia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nacional's supporters crossed their fingers, but Grabiel Escorcia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tolga Özbilen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 55th minute of play. In the 56th minute Musa Aydoğan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juaneizu Merida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Xu Sha came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Nacional 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 Xu Sha couldn't finish the play. Nacional's Walme Yurre was substituted for Mendiko Bueres. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximo Urritz in the 69th minute of play forced Nacional's goalkeeper Juaneizu Merida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute Maximo Urritz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juaneizu Merida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Kenneth Almkvist came free, but Juaneizu Merida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute, Kenneth Almkvist 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. Grabiel Escorcia might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tolga Özbilen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Grabiel Escorcia ran back to his position shaking his head. 85 minutes into the match, Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Maximo Urritz came free, but Juaneizu Merida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nacional's Juaneizu Merida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximo Urritz in the 88th minute of play. Juaneizu Merida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Musa Aydoğan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute, Maximo Urritz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SaHNoYaN HuN TüRK•iCON fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.