Challenge

ST Lions Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) ST Lions FC's Hızır Türkoğlu 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. Tunç Akburçak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Alphonse, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 7th match minute, Haiti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rodney Emmanuel to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Alphonse received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Tunç Akburçak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Noel Seide made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Hakan Derim sent off a good shot on target. In the 17th minute, Haiti's Rodney Emmanuel seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Rodney Emmanuel the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Haiti protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Rodney Emmanuel had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. When the match had been going on for 20 minutes, ST Lions FC's Hızır Türkoğlu got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Noel Seide. Erman Durkaya kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. A collision led to ST Lions FC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Hakkı Deniz Geylani hit a great ball. 35 minutes into the game, Erman Durkaya threw the ball into play from the sideline. Haiti's Ernso Constant quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Ernso Constant received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Tunç Akburçak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Hızır Türkoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 44 played minutes Haiti got a freekick which was hit by Ernso Constant. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Philippe Ambroise to make the kick off. Hakan Derim struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Noel Seide didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ST Lions FC. Noel Seide showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hızır Türkoğlu in the 55th minute of the match. A throw-in in the 65th minute of the game was made by Hakkı Deniz Geylani with Erman Durkaya as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Hakan Derim struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Noel Seide didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ST Lions FC. The supporters of ST Lions FC booed when Haiti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saint Jean Pierre didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ahmet Hayri Tüzeman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Noel Seide tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ahmet Hayri Tüzeman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Noel Seide having to interfere. Noel Seide made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hakan Derim in the 75th minute of play. Noel Seide showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hızır Türkoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Noel Seide showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hızır Türkoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Haiti's Ernso Constant managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Erman Durkaya in the 89 minute of the game. The supporters of Haiti booed when ST Lions FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cemalettin Baturalp didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jean Marie Alcius kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. The ST Lions FC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.