Challenge

ST Lions Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kyle Davies made the kick off which started today's match. 8 minutes into the game, Rocco Owen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Curacao's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ST Lions FC the free kick. After 9 played minutes Curacao got a freekick which was hit by Rocco Owen. In the 12th minute, Ahmet Hayri Tüzeman 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Troy Kennedy in the 17th minute of play forced ST Lions FC's goalkeeper Tunç Akburçak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Binali Bakır lost his temper 22 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in ST Lions FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 21st minute. Penalty! Tunç Akburçak went to the wrong direction when Kyle Davies was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Tunç Akburçak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rocco Owen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpected shot in the 28th minute by Hakan Derim got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Hakan Derim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Bruno Barrett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd minute, Hızır Türkoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 33rd minute, Jordan Porter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Ahmet Hayri Tüzeman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hızır Türkoğlu hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ahmet Hayri Tüzeman made a kick off. Harvey Doyle hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Hakan Derim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Bruno Barrett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Curacao's Bruno Barrett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hakan Derim in the 60th minute of play. With a little luck, ST Lions FC's Tunç Akburçak got control of the ball when Troy Kennedy tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tunç Akburçak made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Stanley Wallace sent off a good shot on target. Ahmet Hayri Tüzeman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hızır Türkoğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Ahmet Hayri Tüzeman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stanley Wallace took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tunç Akburçak. Tunç Akburçak dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Bruno Barrett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Hayri Tüzeman, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. 87 minutes into the match, ST Lions FC's goalkeeper Tunç Akburçak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Troy Kennedy. In the 90th minute, Erman Durkaya hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tunç Akburçak was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Stanley Wallace showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 93 minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, ST Lions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Davies came free, but Tunç Akburçak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match was over Curacao could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ST Lions FC throughout the match.