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ARENA STADYUM
Spectators: 7456 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Turgut İltemir kicked off to start the match. Berkant Hurmacı stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Salomon Arratia's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. After 8 minutes, Günalp Eker mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lions FC and the UMUT EFE FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 7th minute of the game. One of Lions FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of UMUT EFE FC:s goal. In the 9th minute there was a penalty for UMUT EFE FC. Ömür Balcı stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Berkant Hurmacı. 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Salomon Arratia in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Berkant Hurmacı saved Lions FC from getting behind. Salomon Arratia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Berkant Hurmacı read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Önder Tekrim notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Lions FC's Berkant Hurmacı. Berkant Hurmacı was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 22nd minute of the match, Behram Tandoruk tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Matias Joachim saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Berkant Hurmacı came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by UMUT EFE FC's Salomon Arratia. But to his dismay, Salomon Arratia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. In the 34th minute of the match UMUT EFE FC got a corner. Lions FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ömür Balcı ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ömür Balcı made a great header on UMUT EFE FC's corner, it was just that Lions FC's Berkant Hurmacı managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 36th minute, Salomon Arratia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Berkant Hurmacı was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. In the 39th minute, Salomon Arratia made a precise shot to the right of Berkant Hurmacı. Lions FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. The supporters of Lions FC booed when UMUT EFE FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Bedri Orgun didn't get a good kick on the ball. Matias Joachim acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 43rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Turgut İltemir. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-6.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Salomon Arratia to make the kick off. After 52 minutes, Şensoy Uraza mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lions FC and the UMUT EFE FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 52 played minutes Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by Şensoy Uraza. A collision led to Lions FC getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Behram Tandoruk hit a great ball. If Salomon Arratia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ahmet Bedri Orgun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Berkant Hurmacı tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Salomon Arratia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Berkant Hurmacı was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Matias Joachim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Şensoy Uraza in the 67th minute of play. 68 minutes into the game, Fethi Haksever was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. UMUT EFE FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lions FC the free kick. A collision led to UMUT EFE FC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Fethi Haksever hit a great ball. In the 70th minute Dito Godoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Berkant Hurmacı saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Berkant Hurmacı stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Salomon Arratia's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. UMUT EFE FC's Salomon Arratia got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Lions FC getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Alaaddin Erzincanlı hit a great ball. Berkant Hurmacı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert Bochkin, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Lions FC's Berkant Hurmacı played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robert Bochkin in the 88th minute of play. A collision led to Lions FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Kuzey Ömer hit a great ball. A hard shot by Ömür Balcı from long distance, 90 minutes into the match, got Berkant Hurmacı's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After 92 played minutes Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by Alaaddin Erzincanlı. UMUT EFE FC's Ömür Balcı couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Lions FC. Berkant Hurmacı took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robert Bochkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. UMUT EFE FC'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.