Niğde Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Francisco Seco took the kick off in the first half of the match. Özer Akartürk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Seco in the 6th minute of play. With his leg Joaquin Gayoso managed to avoid a goal in the 8thth minute, when Niğdespor's Göktürk Özgiray fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of Uruguay booed when Niğdespor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mithat Bera didn't get a good kick on the ball. 13 minutes into the game, Uruguay's Maximiliano Escribano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Özer Akartürk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Francisco Seco in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Özer Akartürk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Uruguay booed when Niğdespor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Çağrı Demiroğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mithat Bera kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. After 25 minutes Niğdespor's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jaime Cazalla who took care of the corner kick. A collision led to Uruguay getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Camilo Covarrubias hit a great ball. Olcay Orkun Acarbay hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Francisco Seco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Uruguay's supporters rose to their feet, but Francisco Seco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Özer Akartürk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 33rd minute Jaime Cazalla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Özer Akartürk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Niğdespor's goal looked a bit too open when Maximiliano Escribano came free, but Özer Akartürk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 36 minutes, Göktürk Özgiray managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Niğdespor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Göktürk Özgiray was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 38th minute Francisco Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Özer Akartürk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Niğdespor's zone, Francisco Seco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Özer Akartürk came out of the goal and Francisco Seco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Göktürk Özgiray was the one to do the kick off. Maximiliano Escribano charged in rather forcefully in the 50th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maximiliano Escribano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Uruguay getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Maximiliano Escribano hit a great ball. 59 minutes into the match, Uruguay's goal looked a bit too open when Göktürk Özgiray came free, but Joaquin Gayoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Özer Akartürk made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Francisco Seco sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Göktürk Özgiray in the 65th minute of play forced Uruguay's goalkeeper Joaquin Gayoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute Niğdespor were awarded a corner. Göktürk Özgiray went to the cornerflag to take it. Bahadırhan Rakim hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. After having played for 70 minutes, Maximiliano Escribano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Uruguay's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maximiliano Escribano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 72 minutes into the match, Uruguay's goal looked a bit too open when Göktürk Özgiray came free, but Joaquin Gayoso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Uruguay getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Alberto Gisbert hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Uruguay's Maximiliano Escribano slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Özer Akartürk. That made the score 0-3 after 78 minutes of play. Jaime Cazalla was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 84th minute. Uruguay's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The supporters of Uruguay booed when Niğdespor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mithat Bera didn't get a good kick on the ball. With his leg Özer Akartürk managed to avoid a goal in the 86thth minute, when Uruguay's Francisco Seco fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 89 minutes into the game, Bahadırhan Rakim was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Niğdespor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Uruguay the free kick. Bahadırhan Rakim hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. 91 minutes into the game, Uruguay's Francisco Seco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Özer Akartürk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Francisco Seco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Uruguay's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.
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