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The Hell of Urfa
Spectators: 8394 (Terracing: 6298, Seating: 1930, VIP seats: 166) ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's Ersen Bumba 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. Ersen Bumba might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jon Calatayud. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ersen Bumba ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Ersen Bumba's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jon Calatayud was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Basri Canıtez charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Basri Canıtez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Basri Canıtez hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Jon Calatayud took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ersen Bumba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Kadri Aksoy managed to get in a good position for a shot. ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's supporters rose to their feet, but Kadri Aksoy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jon Calatayud breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Carlos Baptista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enis Behiç Cangun in the 27th minute of play. Basri Canıtez made in the 29th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Enis Behiç Cangun. In the 32nd minute, Daniel Rives made a precise shot to the right of Jon Calatayud. Palestine's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Enis Behiç Cangun was the one to do the kick off. Tahsin Savtuna kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Erman Kayıhan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ersen Bumba could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Jon Calatayud made a huge save. Carlos Baptista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enis Behiç Cangun, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Jon Calatayud showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ersen Bumba in the 73rd minute of the match. Cuma Cabir made in the 77th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Enis Behiç Cangun immediately put the ball in play. Palestine's Jon Calatayud played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ersen Bumba in the 79th minute of play. Palestine's Süruri Cihansah was substituted for Enis Behiç Cangun. The throw-in from Helmuth Follmann in the 84th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Palestine's Yasin Türünk. The supporters of ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ booed when Palestine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Basri Canıtez didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute of the game Basri Canıtez made a throw-in which Süruri Cihansah played forward. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ersen Bumba in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jon Calatayud prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 90thth minute of the game Ersen Bumba who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Palestine's Jon Calatayud was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 92 played minutes Palestine got a freekick which was hit by Yasin Türünk. Ersen Bumba struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Jon Calatayud didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ. Ersen Bumba's late challenge caught a Palestine's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ersen Bumba helped the player get up and apologised. Ersen Bumba hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. The Palestine fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ were clearly better and deserved to take the win.