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NİĞDE ARENA
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Arsenal's Venancio Unai started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Asım Arif Macit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerardo Mano, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Asım Arif Macit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Venancio Unai in the 5th minute of play. When Humberto Illart fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arsenal's protests and gave Humberto Illart a yellow card for diving instead. After 17 minutes, Venancio Unai made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. NİĞDE FK's Asım Arif Macit tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Venancio Unai took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Asım Arif Macit. Asım Arif Macit dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. In the 25th minute Utha Wiranatakusumah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Asım Arif Macit saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Asım Arif Macit stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Venancio Unai's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Asım Arif Macit stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Venancio Unai's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Gerardo Mano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Asım Arif Macit. NİĞDE FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gerardo Mano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Baysal Hidayet made in the 33rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Rıfkı Dalan however managed to control. After 37 minutes of play, Arsenal's Venancio Unai made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Asım Arif Macit was left in no man's land by his defense there! 41 minutes in the game Baysal Hidayet did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Bilge Kağan Ercan. Arsenal's Christian Chucho managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Baysal Hidayet in the 42 minute of the game. 44 minutes into the match, Venancio Unai had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Asım Arif Macit. NİĞDE FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Venancio Unai was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. Venancio Unai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Asım Arif Macit tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bilge Kağan Ercan was the one to do the kick off. Venancio Unai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Asım Arif Macit having to interfere. In the 56th minute, Arsenal's Venancio Unai dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-8. Arsenal made a substitution. Malin Pušķis replaced Venancio Unai. When Arif Gaffar Çeliksu fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored NİĞDE FK's protests and gave Arif Gaffar Çeliksu a yellow card for diving instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Malin Pušķis in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Asım Arif Macit saved NİĞDE FK from getting behind. After 65 played minutes, Arsenal's Humberto Illart shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Asım Arif Macit came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Arsenal reached it. Arif Gaffar Çeliksu was shown his second yellow card after 65 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 66 played minutes NİĞDE FK got a freekick which was hit by Arif Gaffar Çeliksu. 69 minutes into the match, NİĞDE FK's goal looked a bit too open when Malin Pušķis came free, but Asım Arif Macit reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Arsenal fans' excitement grew in the 78th match minute when Arsenal's Malin Pušķis looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-11 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Gerardo Mano took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Asım Arif Macit. Asım Arif Macit dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-12. Asım Arif Macit took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Malin Pušķis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Julio Gonzales could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Asım Arif Macit made a huge save. Asım Arif Macit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Malin Pušķis in the 90th minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, Malin Pušķis notched a goal, 0-13, to the right of NİĞDE FK's Asım Arif Macit. Asım Arif Macit was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Malin Pušķis succeeded in the game's 96th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-14. When the final whistle sounded Arsenal left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than NİĞDE FK.