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ST Lions Arena
Spectators: 7664 (Terracing: 5749, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ferdi Erçin started the match with the kick off. After 7 minutes, Mümtazer Ulgu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ST Lions FC and the Orlando Pirates players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in ST Lions FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 6th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Orlando Pirates a penalty, 8 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Reşit Nazif, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of ST Lions FC's Hacı Onkal. 0-1. With his leg Berkem Bayındır managed to avoid a goal in the 11thth minute, when ST Lions FC's Ferdi Erçin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 13 played minutes ST Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by Ferdi Erçin. After 15 played minutes ST Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by Mümtazer Ulgu. 19 minutes into the match, Özer Yılğıralp had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hacı Onkal. ST Lions FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Özer Yılğıralp was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Hacı Onkal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ömür Sabuncu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, ST Lions FC's Erman Durkaya got a free kick in the 23rd minute. 26 minutes into the game, Orlando Pirates's Ömür Sabuncu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hacı Onkal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. In the 32nd minute, Aníbal Xavier left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Orlando Pirates fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. ST Lions FC's Hacı Onkal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jair Arizmendi in the 35th minute of play. Hacı Onkal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ömür Sabuncu in the 36th minute of play. The supporters of Orlando Pirates booed when ST Lions FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nazmi Kadrettin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nazmi Kadrettin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Berkem Bayındır read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. A collision led to Orlando Pirates getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Özer Yılğıralp hit a great ball. Özdemir Kutlualp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The wind increased when Özer Yılğıralp made the kick off in the second half. Hacı Onkal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ömür Sabuncu went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Hacı Onkal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jair Arizmendi in the 56th minute of the match. Ferdi Erçin might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Berkem Bayındır. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ferdi Erçin ran back to his position shaking his head. Mümtazer Ulgu hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Orlando Pirates's Reşit Nazif got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hacı Onkal made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Ömür Sabuncu sent off a good shot on target. 62 minutes into the match, ST Lions FC's goalkeeper Hacı Onkal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jair Arizmendi. Orlando Pirates's Özer Yılğıralp got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Özer Yılğıralp kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hacı Onkal. That made the score 0-7 in the 71 minute of play. ST Lions FC's Hacı Onkal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ömür Sabuncu in the 73rd minute of play. Jair Arizmendi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Hacı Onkal made a huge save. When Orlando Pirates's Özer Yılğıralp in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ST Lions FC's goalie prevented a goal. Hacı Onkal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jair Arizmendi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hacı Onkal was a little too slow when Ömür Sabuncu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 79th minute. The score was now 0-8. Hacı Onkal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Özer Yılğıralp, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Selim Ülkü's late challenge caught a Orlando Pirates's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Selim Ülkü helped the player get up and apologised. Selim Ülkü kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Hacı Onkal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jair Arizmendi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hacı Onkal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Özer Yılğıralp in the 91st minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Orlando Pirates's Jair Arizmendi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hacı Onkal. That made the score 0-9 after 92 minutes of play. The ST Lions FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Orlando Pirates were clearly better and deserved to take the win.