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H.Avni Aker
Spectators: 10759 (Terracing: 8050, Seating: 2493, VIP seats: 216) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Henk Veerman started the match with the kick off. Cihan Zafer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anıl Cenk Tanacan, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 13th minute, Corné van Basten hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Cihan Zafer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anıl Cenk Tanacan in the 18th minute of play. Tolga Kural showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henk Veerman in the 19th minute of the match. In the 21st minute Henk Veerman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolga Kural saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tolga Kural showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henk Veerman, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. When Ahmet Kağan Kutsoy came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Black Cloud FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ahmet Kağan Kutsoy couldn't finish the play. After 30 played minutes Black Cloud FC got a freekick which was hit by Aldo Campitelli. It was beautiful to see Black Cloud FC's Ahmet Kağan Kutsoy in action when he in the 37th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! The audience was convinced that Henk Veerman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tolga Kural was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Tolga Kural took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henk Veerman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half Black Cloud FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Anıl Cenk Tanacan to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, Black Cloud FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mustafa Yaşar Tuğsav to maneuver through the defense. Tolga Kural showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henk Veerman, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 61 minutes into the match, ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s goal looked a bit too open when Anıl Cenk Tanacan came free, but Cihan Zafer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Henk Veerman got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Black Cloud FC's Stefan Motyl was substituted for Anıl Cenk Tanacan. Stefan Motyl took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cihan Zafer. Cihan Zafer dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. A collision led to Black Cloud FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Przemyslaw Raschke hit a great ball. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► made a substitution. Han Chao Sang replaced Tiburcio Muxica. After 81 played minutes Black Cloud FC got a freekick which was hit by Przemyslaw Raschke. When ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Okan Koc in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Black Cloud FC's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Okan Koc in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tolga Kural prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Przemyslaw Raschke charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Przemyslaw Raschke the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► booed when Black Cloud FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Przemyslaw Raschke didn't get a good kick on the ball. Black Cloud FC's Tolga Kural played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Okan Koc in the 90th minute of play. 91 minutes into the game, ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Okan Koc nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tolga Kural made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. After some careless play in the Black Cloud FC defense, Okan Koc kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tolga Kural. The Black Cloud FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tolga Kural should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Black Cloud FC getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Stefan Motyl hit a great ball. Tolga Kural made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Okan Koc in the 97th minute of play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.