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Eskisehirspor Stadiu
Spectators: 7348 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1700, VIP seats: 148) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alexandru Cimpoi made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandru Cimpoi in the 7th minute of play forced Eskisehirspor's goalkeeper Samet Radi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samet Radi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandru Cimpoi in the 11th minute of the match. Eskisehirspor's Samet Radi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zbyszko Dabrowski in the 12th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Zafer SK's zone, Yılmaz Onuk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Çelikan Tengizalp came out of the goal and Yılmaz Onuk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 18th minute Fehmi Secaattin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Çelikan Tengizalp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Samet Radi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandru Cimpoi in the 20th minute of play. Jaizki Lopez de Toro struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Samet Radi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zafer SK. The Zafer SK fans' excitement grew in the 22nd match minute when Zafer SK's Alexandru Cimpoi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alexandru Cimpoi in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Samet Radi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alexandru Cimpoi in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Samet Radi saved Eskisehirspor from getting behind. Samet Radi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandru Cimpoi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cihan Salur hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Eskisehirspor's zone, Roger Zinsli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samet Radi came out of the goal and Roger Zinsli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alexandru Cimpoi in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Samet Radi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After the first half Zafer SK were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Erdem İmam to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute Alexandru Cimpoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samet Radi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th minute Yılmaz Onuk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Çelikan Tengizalp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 62 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Zafer SK! Erdem İmam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Çelikan Tengizalp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rd minute, Batıray Şensoy 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alexandru Cimpoi in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Samet Radi saved Eskisehirspor from getting behind. Alexandru Cimpoi might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Samet Radi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alexandru Cimpoi ran back to his position shaking his head. 81 minutes into the game, Zafer SK's Batıray Şensoy nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Samet Radi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After 85 minutes of play, Zafer SK's Alexandru Cimpoi made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Samet Radi was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Zafer SK's Alexandru Cimpoi in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Eskisehirspor's goalie prevented a goal. The Eskisehirspor fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Zafer SK were clearly better and deserved to take the win.