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ANORMAL ARENA
Spectators: 8049 (Terracing: 6038, Seating: 1851, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Şansal Kudsi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Süruri Demiray showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdelmalek Banouas, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 4th match minute, The Damned United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robert Gustavsson to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Abdelmalek Banouas managed to get in a good position for a shot. I AM NOT NORMAL's supporters rose to their feet, but Abdelmalek Banouas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Süruri Demiray breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 12 minutes into the match, Şansal Kudsi notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of I AM NOT NORMAL's Erberk Polatalp. Erberk Polatalp was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Süruri Demiray made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abdelmalek Banouas in the 14th minute. With his leg Süruri Demiray managed to avoid a goal in the 17thth minute, when I AM NOT NORMAL's Abdelmalek Banouas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. I AM NOT NORMAL's Erberk Polatalp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iustin Vulturar in the 18th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Tibet Göktepe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abdelmalek Banouas in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Süruri Demiray prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mustafa Emre Enfal kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, Abdelmalek Banouas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Süruri Demiray was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The Damned United's Süruri Demiray proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save The Damned United from getting a goal against them. After 27 played minutes The Damned United got a freekick which was hit by Şansal Kudsi. Erberk Polatalp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Şansal Kudsi in the 29th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelmalek Banouas in the 32nd minute of play forced The Damned United's goalkeeper Süruri Demiray to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute, Ture Nordal got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Erberk Polatalp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Refik Halit Sanak in the 34th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Refik Halit Sanak in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Erberk Polatalp saved I AM NOT NORMAL from getting behind. In the 37thth minute of the game Abdelmalek Banouas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Damned United's Süruri Demiray was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Erberk Polatalp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iustin Vulturar in the 39th minute of play. Mustafa Namık Tunç received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Süruri Demiray came out and tried to block the shot, but Mustafa Namık Tunç slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 43rd minute. When Iustin Vulturar came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the The Damned United 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 Iustin Vulturar couldn't finish the play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abdelmalek Banouas made a kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Mustafa Namık Tunç had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Süruri Demiray. The Damned United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mustafa Namık Tunç was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Erberk Polatalp had great luck who in the 57thth minute grab hold of the ball when Refik Halit Sanak from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 63rd minute, Mustafa Emre Enfal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute Abdelmalek Banouas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Süruri Demiray saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to The Damned United getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Zeng Sha Guang hit a great ball. After 71 minutes The Damned United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mustafa Namık Tunç who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on I AM NOT NORMAL's corner Mustafa Namık Tunç fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Süruri Demiray quite easily take care of the ball. 74 minutes into the match, I AM NOT NORMAL's goalkeeper Erberk Polatalp had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Iustin Vulturar. Iustin Vulturar who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 74thth minute tested the skills of Erberk Polatalp when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Iustin Vulturar had several of the I AM NOT NORMAL's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 74 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-2 score and a disappointed Erberk Polatalp as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 81st minute Iustin Vulturar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erberk Polatalp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ture Nordal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Süruri Demiray having to interfere. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind I AM NOT NORMAL's goalkeeper Erberk Polatalp, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. I AM NOT NORMAL's Erberk Polatalp proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save I AM NOT NORMAL from getting a goal against them. Süruri Demiray made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ture Nordal in the 96th minute of play. I AM NOT NORMAL's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.