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Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Meng Di Jun got the match started through his kick off. Miguel Marin came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by AMLUCHO's Kerim Altunbaş. But to his dismay, Kerim Altunbaş quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After 8 minutes FC Dezassete's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jackie Banks who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Jackie Banks almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Dezassete's Miguel Marin did a great save. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind AMLUCHO's goalkeeper Selahaddin Esentürk, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 15th minute Meng Di Jun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Selahaddin Esentürk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Selahaddin Esentürk was out of position in the 18 minute of play, and Meng Di Jun capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Meng Di Jun really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. After having played for 21 minutes, Kerim Altunbaş managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AMLUCHO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kerim Altunbaş was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Kerim Altunbaş's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Miguel Marin was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. When You came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the FC Dezassete 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 You couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Meng Di Jun's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Selahaddin Esentürk was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. 30 minutes into the match, AMLUCHO's goal looked a bit too open when Meng Di Jun came free, but Selahaddin Esentürk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The throw-in from Frederico Pinheiro in the 36th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by AMLUCHO's Leonel Venerando. Meng Di Jun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Miguel Marin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nélson Sousa in the 47th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Miguel Marin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kerim Altunbaş, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Miguel Marin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kerim Altunbaş in the 68th minute. AMLUCHO made a substitution. Miguel Vilarinho replaced Oğuzcan Lami. AMLUCHO's Mati Magen was substituted for Kerim Altunbaş. FC Dezassete's attentive Frederico Pinheiro managed to snatch the ball when Leonel Venerando made a throw-in in the 71st minute of the game. Selahaddin Esentürk came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by FC Dezassete's Meng Di Jun. But to his dismay, Meng Di Jun quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. FC Dezassete's Branco Tinto was substituted for Meng Di Jun. In the 81st minute Quintino Prates shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Selahaddin Esentürk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Branco Tinto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Dezassete fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. After 89 minutes, Frederico Pinheiro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Dezassete and the AMLUCHO players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Jackie Banks came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the AMLUCHO 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 Jackie Banks couldn't finish the play. FC Dezassete's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.