Lara Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Brian Fitzpatrick got the match started through his kick off. When Adnan Turalp fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lara's protests and gave Adnan Turalp a yellow card for diving instead. Adnan Turalp hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. With 6 minutes on the clock, Gökmen Derviş commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 6th minute of the game. One of Lara:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Niğde FK:s goal. Lara:s Şükrü Vural showed great skill when he stopped Brian Fitzpatrick:s penalty. In the 9th minute, Brian Fitzpatrick made a precise shot to the right of Şükrü Vural. Lara's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. When Feyzullay Yaves fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lara's protests and gave Feyzullay Yaves a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Lara getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Feyzullay Yaves hit a great ball. After having played for 14 minutes, Brian Fitzpatrick managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Niğde FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Brian Fitzpatrick was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Brian Fitzpatrick received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Şükrü Vural tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Brian Fitzpatrick 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. 23 minutes into the match, Brian Fitzpatrick had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Şükrü Vural. Lara's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Brian Fitzpatrick was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Brian Fitzpatrick received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Şükrü Vural tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th minute, Orhan Seyfi Eker made a precise shot to the right of Şükrü Vural. Lara's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Şükrü Vural made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brian Fitzpatrick in the 40th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orhan Seyfi Eker in the 42nd minute of play forced Lara's goalkeeper Şükrü Vural to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ahmet Ozan Şahbaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Şükrü Vural made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brian Fitzpatrick in the 47th minute of play.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ahmet Ozan Şahbaz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Brian Fitzpatrick's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Şükrü Vural read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. After 52 played minutes Lara got a freekick which was hit by Feyzullay Yaves. When Berker Kadrettin fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Niğde FK's protests and gave Berker Kadrettin a yellow card for diving instead. Berker Kadrettin hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Mehmet Akdoğu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ahmet Ozan Şahbaz's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. When Brian Fitzpatrick came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Niğde FK 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 Brian Fitzpatrick couldn't finish the play. In the 58th minute, Orhan Seyfi Eker 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. In the 60th match minute, Lara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Işıkalp Şener to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Lara's Alkın Ulubek got a free kick in the 64th minute. In the 65th minute, Brian Fitzpatrick reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Şükrü Vural. The goal made the score 0-5. In the 70th minute, Lara's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Orhan Seyfi Eker fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Şükrü Vural made an important save on a dangerous shot by Brian Fitzpatrick in the 73rd minute. Orhan Seyfi Eker hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Şükrü Vural made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Orhan Seyfi Eker sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Lara's Şükrü Vural got control of the ball when Brian Fitzpatrick tried to sneak it across the goal line. Şükrü Vural didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Orhan Seyfi Eker went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. Brian Fitzpatrick sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Brian Fitzpatrick in the 93rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Şükrü Vural, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Ahmet Ozan Şahbaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Niğde FK's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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