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Eskişehir Atatürk
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Renan Rossi got the match started through his kick off. Mustafa Bozer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Lenny Schaerlaekens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 8th match minute, Ekvator Ginesi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Doğuş Ekici to maneuver through the defense. When Hüseyin Rahmi Hayırlı came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Eskişehirspor 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 Hüseyin Rahmi Hayırlı couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Renan Rossi in the 13th minute of play forced Ekvator Ginesi's goalkeeper Emir Çile to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Renan Rossi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Emir Çile. That made the score 1-0 in the 15 minute of play. In the 20th minute Renan Rossi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emir Çile saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hristivoj Stoichkov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Renan Rossi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Emir Çile came out and tried to block the shot, but Renan Rossi slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 23rd minute. In the 27th minute Hristivoj Stoichkov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lenny Schaerlaekens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Eskişehirspor booed when Ekvator Ginesi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doğuş Ekici didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ufuk Tulunay recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Eskişehirspor's Hüseyin Rahmi Hayırlı got a free kick in the 34th minute. Ekvator Ginesi's Emir Çile played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Tolga Devlet in the 40th minute of play. The supporters of Ekvator Ginesi booed when Eskişehirspor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Namık Kemal Oğuzman didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Hüseyin Rahmi Hayırlı had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Ekvator Ginesi getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Gazanfer Falcıoğlu hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Ekvator Ginesi's zone, Renan Rossi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emir Çile came out of the goal and Renan Rossi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hristivoj Stoichkov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Renan Rossi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emir Çile saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st minute Renan Rossi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emir Çile saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 71 minutes into the game, Ahmet Tolga Devlet was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Eskişehirspor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ekvator Ginesi the free kick. In the 71st match minute, Eskişehirspor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Tolga Devlet to maneuver through the defense. Hüseyin Rahmi Hayırlı received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Emir Çile tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Doğuş Ekici charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Doğuş Ekici the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 75th minute, Doğuş Ekici hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tacettin Turay recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 81 minutes into the game, Renan Rossi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Eskişehirspor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ekvator Ginesi the free kick. The supporters of Ekvator Ginesi booed when Eskişehirspor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Renan Rossi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hristivoj Stoichkov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Lenny Schaerlaekens made a huge save. Eskişehirspor's Ahmet Tolga Devlet got his second yellow card of the match in the 84th minute. The referee ordered Ahmet Tolga Devlet off the ground. Lenny Schaerlaekens came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Ekvator Ginesi's Hristivoj Stoichkov. But to his dismay, Hristivoj Stoichkov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Ekvator Ginesi's Emir Çile played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Renan Rossi in the 91st minute of play. Eskişehirspor were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Ekvator Ginesi for a fine match.