ATATÜRK STADYUMU
Spectators: 8437 (Terracing: 6329,
Seating: 1940, VIP seats: 168) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dündar Ülkenur got the match started through his kick off. Thad Castle blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vacib Bartu having to make a save. Through an outstanding action, after 4 minutes, Vacib Bartu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 8th minute, Karapinar's Thad Castle ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Vacib Bartu. Vacib Bartu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 19 minutes into the match, Los Tatangelos's goal looked a bit too open when Thad Castle came free, but Vacib Bartu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thad Castle might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vacib Bartu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Thad Castle ran back to his position shaking his head. 22 minutes into the match, Los Tatangelos's goalkeeper Vacib Bartu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thad Castle. In the 23rd minute, Karapinar's Thad Castle dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Berker Rıza Erginer in the 26th minute of play forced Karapinar's goalkeeper Gerd-Peter Meiswinkel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gerd-Peter Meiswinkel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Candelario Saavedra, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Karapinar's goal looked a bit too open when Gürbüz Hendekli came free, but Gerd-Peter Meiswinkel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thad Castle received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Vacib Bartu came out and tried to block the shot, but Thad Castle slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 31st minute. Berker Rıza Erginer took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gerd-Peter Meiswinkel. Gerd-Peter Meiswinkel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. In the 36th minute Gürbüz Hendekli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerd-Peter Meiswinkel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vacib Bartu made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Thad Castle sent off a good shot on target. 38 minutes into the match, Thad Castle dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vacib Bartu, 4-1. In the 43rd minute, Thad Castle reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Vacib Bartu. The goal made the score 5-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 5-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
Karapinar's Gerd-Peter Meiswinkel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Karapinar from getting a goal against them. 56 minutes into the match, Karapinar's goalkeeper Gerd-Peter Meiswinkel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dündar Ülkenur. 58 minutes into the match, Los Tatangelos's goal looked a bit too open when Thad Castle came free, but Vacib Bartu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thad Castle's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vacib Bartu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. 62 minutes into the match, Karapinar's Thad Castle sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vacib Bartu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 64 minutes into the game, Dündar Ülkenur recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gerd-Peter Meiswinkel. Dündar Ülkenur showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 5-2. Los Tatangelos's Ahmet Koralp Özsu was substituted for Berker Rıza Erginer. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Tatangelos's goalkeeper Vacib Bartu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 76th minute, Thad Castle ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vacib Bartu was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-3. Vacib Bartu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Çağdaş Ersayın in the 79th minute of the match. Vacib Bartu came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Karapinar's Thad Castle. But to his dismay, Thad Castle quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-3. In the 85th minute Arif Nihat Torgay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerd-Peter Meiswinkel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thad Castle in the 87th minute of play forced Los Tatangelos's goalkeeper Vacib Bartu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gerd-Peter Meiswinkel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Koralp Özsu, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Candelario Saavedra could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Gerd-Peter Meiswinkel made a huge save. 96 minutes into the match, Karapinar's goalkeeper Gerd-Peter Meiswinkel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Candelario Saavedra. Los Tatangelos's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Karapinar had won, even though Los Tatangelos had held more of the ball.
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