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TRNC FOOTBALL SDAT
Spectators: 9900 (Terracing: 7750, Seating: 2050, VIP seats: 100) Iphiklos Patrianakos started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, TRNC FC's goal looked a bit too open when Christiano Ronaldo came free, but Melikertes Siannas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Şahin Nazir kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Melikertes Siannas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christiano Ronaldo in the 8th minute of the match. Melikertes Siannas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christiano Ronaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 11 minutes into the game, Christiano Ronaldo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Melikertes Siannas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind TRNC FC's goalkeeper Melikertes Siannas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Melikertes Siannas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kimon Yfantis in the 16th minute of the match. After some careless play in the TRNC FC defense, Christiano Ronaldo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Melikertes Siannas. The TRNC FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Melikertes Siannas should have stopped the shot. Melikertes Siannas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iphiklos Patrianakos in the 26th minute of play. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind TRNC FC's goalkeeper Melikertes Siannas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Melikertes Siannas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christiano Ronaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 31 minutes into the match, Unione Sportiva's Christiano Ronaldo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Melikertes Siannas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Melikertes Siannas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christiano Ronaldo in the 33rd minute of play. Fernado Alves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Michalis Bilias in the 35th minute. Hakkı Devrim Tamerkin charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hakkı Devrim Tamerkin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to TRNC FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Hakkı Devrim Tamerkin hit a great ball. 40 minutes into the match, Christiano Ronaldo notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of TRNC FC's Melikertes Siannas. Melikertes Siannas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Melikertes Siannas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iphiklos Patrianakos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Palaimon Adamidis got free with Fernado Alves in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The TRNC FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Unione Sportiva were winning 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Palaimon Adamidis was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michalis Bilias in the 52nd minute of play forced Unione Sportiva's goalkeeper Fernado Alves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iphiklos Patrianakos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Melikertes Siannas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 55th minute, Carles Cannavaro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Melikertes Siannas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iphiklos Patrianakos in the 58th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, TRNC FC's goal looked a bit too open when Iphiklos Patrianakos came free, but Melikertes Siannas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of TRNC FC booed when Unione Sportiva was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kimon Yfantis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 62 minutes into the match, TRNC FC's goalkeeper Melikertes Siannas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christiano Ronaldo. Christiano Ronaldo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Melikertes Siannas having to make a save. Melikertes Siannas made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Christiano Ronaldo sent off a good shot on target. 69 minutes into the match, Iphiklos Patrianakos notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of TRNC FC's Melikertes Siannas. Melikertes Siannas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tao Kun Xuan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 77th minute Iphiklos Patrianakos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melikertes Siannas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, Christiano Ronaldo notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of TRNC FC's Melikertes Siannas. Melikertes Siannas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 82 minutes into the match, Christiano Ronaldo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Melikertes Siannas. TRNC FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christiano Ronaldo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. 87 minutes into the match, Christiano Ronaldo notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of TRNC FC's Melikertes Siannas. Melikertes Siannas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Petros Sklavenitis's late challenge caught a Unione Sportiva's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Petros Sklavenitis helped the player get up and apologised. TRNC FC:s Melikertes Siannas showed great skill when he stopped Christiano Ronaldo:s penalty. Christiano Ronaldo was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. When the match clock showed 94 minutes, the score became 0-9 when Iphiklos Patrianakos sped through TRNC FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Melikertes Siannas. The TRNC FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Unione Sportiva's performance. The match ended with a win for Unione Sportiva.