Challenge

Olympic Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Koby Wright started the match with the kick off. Canada's Jax Williamson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nihat Ilıca in the 6th minute of play. With a little luck, KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's Nizam Şafak got control of the ball when Rohan Watson tried to sneak it across the goal line. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Koby Wright was slow to take the kick. During this time Canada's players had a chance to rest. Ceferino Gorri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Jax Williamson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 17th minute Koby Wright shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nizam Şafak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 21st minute, Nihat Ilıca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Nizam Şafak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rohan Watson in the 23rd minute of play. After 28 played minutes Canada got a freekick which was hit by Richard Mccarthy. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nihat Ilıca in the 30th minute of play forced Canada's goalkeeper Jax Williamson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Nihat Ilıca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jax Williamson was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ceferino Gorri in the 33rd minute. Jax Williamson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ceferino Gorri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nizam Şafak stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Koby Wright's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ceferino Gorri in the 40th minute of play forced Canada's goalkeeper Jax Williamson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jax Williamson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lütfi Kadrettin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nihat Ilıca was the one to do the kick off. Jax Williamson made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Ceferino Gorri sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koby Wright in the 56th minute of play forced KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's goalkeeper Nizam Şafak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Canada's Jax Williamson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hazar Hür in the 57th minute of play. In the 61st match minute, KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İlbey Birsen to maneuver through the defense. KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's Cezmi Taşkınay was substituted for Nihat Ilıca. İlbey Birsen hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Nizam Şafak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filip Edwards, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. If Filip Edwards had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ceferino Gorri's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 69thth minute, Jax Williamson skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 72 minutes into the match, Canada's goal looked a bit too open when Cezmi Taşkınay came free, but Jax Williamson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abelardo Perutxo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jax Williamson having to interfere. KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's Orçun Halıcı was substituted for Celalettin Çalımbay. After a defensive mix-up in KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's zone, Filip Edwards stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nizam Şafak came out of the goal and Filip Edwards tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ceferino Gorri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Jax Williamson made a huge save. In the 85th minute of the match KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS got a corner. Canada's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ceferino Gorri ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 86th match minute, KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İlbey Birsen to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filip Edwards in the 87th minute of play forced KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's goalkeeper Nizam Şafak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Canada's Prince Anderson in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's goalie prevented a goal. Theo Burton's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nizam Şafak read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. Canada's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.