Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Su Čuk kicked off to start the match. After 6 minutes of play, FCFiratRom's Omero Cobain made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Uchenna Panter was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 10th minute, Abidin Işınbay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. U21 Turkey's Uchenna Panter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Barışcan Demiray in the 14th minute of play. Uchenna Panter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omero Cobain in the 19th minute of play. In the 22nd minute Barışcan Demiray shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uchenna Panter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Su Čuk's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zeynel Gulson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. In the 25th minute Omero Cobain shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Uchenna Panter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zeynel Gulson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Su Čuk in the 31st minute of the match. Barışcan Demiray's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Uchenna Panter read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. After 42 played minutes U21 Turkey got a freekick which was hit by Mete Tavukcu. After a rather tough play, U21 Turkey's Abidin Işınbay got a free kick in the 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Barışcan Demiray made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to FCFiratRom getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Peker Arıkan hit a great ball. Zeynel Gulson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hüseyin Rahmi Emektar in the 66th minute of the match. Zeynel Gulson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Su Čuk in the 73rd minute of play. Nevzad Gulson got a throw-in 74 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Yıldıray Kartekin. 79 minutes into the match, Barışcan Demiray dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Uchenna Panter, 0-2. Abidin Işınbay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 86th minute, Su Čuk made a precise shot to the right of Zeynel Gulson. FCFiratRom's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Su Čuk took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zeynel Gulson. Zeynel Gulson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 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.