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Spectators: 8060 (Terracing: 6046, Seating: 1854, VIP seats: 160) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when César Xavier kicked off to start the match. With an all-out effort, Ａ Ｙ Ｉ Ｎ Ｔ Ａ Ｐ FC's Franz Kafka threw himself towards the right post 3 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Eden Hazard, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. ZENO's Franz Kafka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by César Xavier in the 5th minute of play. The supporters of Ａ Ｙ Ｉ Ｎ Ｔ Ａ Ｐ FC booed when ZENO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. John Steinbeck didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind ZENO's goalkeeper Franz Kafka, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Üzeyir İzgi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dario Tamsru in the 18th minute of play. Kylan Mbappè fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franz Kafka having to interfere. Franz Kafka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from César Xavier in the 23rd minute of play. Üzeyir İzgi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baskın Üstünbay in the 28th minute of play. When Stavros Kitsos fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ａ Ｙ Ｉ Ｎ Ｔ Ａ Ｐ FC's protests and gave Stavros Kitsos a yellow card for diving instead. After 30 played minutes Ａ Ｙ Ｉ Ｎ Ｔ Ａ Ｐ FC got a freekick which was hit by Stavros Kitsos. An unexpectedly hard shot by John Steinbeck in the 35th minute of play forced Ａ Ｙ Ｉ Ｎ Ｔ Ａ Ｐ FC's goalkeeper Üzeyir İzgi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute, Stavros Kitsos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th minute, César Xavier 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. After some careless play in the Ａ Ｙ Ｉ Ｎ Ｔ Ａ Ｐ FC defense, Baskın Üstünbay kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Üzeyir İzgi. The Ａ Ｙ Ｉ Ｎ Ｔ Ａ Ｐ FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Üzeyir İzgi should have stopped the shot.

Berkant Sudi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Üzeyir İzgi firmly grabbed it by the left post. Berkant Sudi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Üzeyir İzgi firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 54th minute of the match ZENO got a corner. Ａ Ｙ Ｉ Ｎ Ｔ Ａ Ｐ FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. John Steinbeck ran over to the corner to take the kick. ZENO's John Steinbeck was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Üzeyir İzgi in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 56 minutes in the game, Baskın Üstünbay dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by John Steinbeck in the 59th minute of play forced Ａ Ｙ Ｉ Ｎ Ｔ Ａ Ｐ FC's goalkeeper Üzeyir İzgi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Üzeyir İzgi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baskın Üstünbay in the 60th minute of the match. Franz Kafka didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from César Xavier went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. With a little luck, Ａ Ｙ Ｉ Ｎ Ｔ Ａ Ｐ FC's Üzeyir İzgi got control of the ball when Dario Tamsru tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 75th match minute, Ａ Ｙ Ｉ Ｎ Ｔ Ａ Ｐ FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eden Hazard to maneuver through the defense. Ａ Ｙ Ｉ Ｎ Ｔ Ａ Ｐ FC's Battal Gazi Saltuk was substituted for Selman Uçkan. In the 76th match minute, Ａ Ｙ Ｉ Ｎ Ｔ Ａ Ｐ FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eden Hazard to maneuver through the defense. ZENO's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Osman Nuri İlter in the 79th minute. The corner ended in Baskın Üstünbay almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ａ Ｙ Ｉ Ｎ Ｔ Ａ Ｐ FC's Üzeyir İzgi did a great save. Ａ Ｙ Ｉ Ｎ Ｔ Ａ Ｐ FC's Üzeyir İzgi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baskın Üstünbay in the 84th minute of play. In the 84th minute, Baskın Üstünbay reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Üzeyir İzgi. The goal made the score 1-3. 87 minutes into the game, Ziya Sayhan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Franz Kafka was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 91 minutes into the match, Ａ Ｙ Ｉ Ｎ Ｔ Ａ Ｐ FC's goal looked a bit too open when Baskın Üstünbay came free, but Üzeyir İzgi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Franz Kafka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ziya Sayhan in the 94th minute of play. The supporters of ZENO booed when Ａ Ｙ Ｉ Ｎ Ｔ Ａ Ｐ FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eden Hazard didn't get a good kick on the ball. ZENO's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.