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DEMIRHAN PARK
Spectators: 9201 (Terracing: 6902, Seating: 2116, VIP seats: 183) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Don Malbec took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, Charlotte FC's Bryant Miles got control of the ball when Guo Jun Jing tried to sneak it across the goal line. AC DeMiRHaN's Demiralp Bintuğ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Don Malbec in the 7th minute of play. Don Malbec might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Demiralp Bintuğ. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Don Malbec ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 10th minute Don Malbec shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Demiralp Bintuğ saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wen Nan Fan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Bryant Miles made a huge save. In the 16th minute, Guo Jun Jing reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Bryant Miles. The goal made the score 2-0. Through an outstanding action, after 18 minutes, Bryant Miles successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 26th minute, Eraldo Tammaro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC DeMiRHaN fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. With an all-out effort, AC DeMiRHaN's Bryant Miles threw himself towards the right post 31 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Eraldo Tammaro, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 32 minutes into the match, Charlotte FC's goal looked a bit too open when Wen Nan Fan came free, but Bryant Miles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bryant Miles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eraldo Tammaro in the 35th minute of the match. With 37 minutes on the clock, Antoine Hankins commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 37 minutes into the game, one of Charlotte FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 40 minutes, AC DeMiRHaN's Wen Nan Fan got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Bryant Miles. Felix Dias kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match.

Bryant Miles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guo Jun Jing, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. AC DeMiRHaN's Demiralp Bintuğ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Don Malbec in the 55th minute of play. Charlotte FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kaja Jamak in the 57th minute. A nice corner shot did that Kaja Jamak got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Demiralp Bintuğ quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a rather tough play, Charlotte FC's Bogdan Matela got a free kick in the 59th minute. Eraldo Tammaro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Bryant Miles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 62 minutes into the match, Wen Nan Fan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bryant Miles. Charlotte FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wen Nan Fan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. The AC DeMiRHaN fans' excitement grew in the 66th match minute when AC DeMiRHaN's Guo Jun Jing 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 6-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Bryant Miles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wen Nan Fan, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Jaques Van Mellaert could shoot a difficult shot in the 80th minute, which Demiralp Bintuğ however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Don Malbec in the 82nd minute of play forced AC DeMiRHaN's goalkeeper Demiralp Bintuğ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guo Jun Jing kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Charlotte FC made a substitution. Wander Suzanne replaced Braulio Hitz. When Charlotte FC's Vicente Rafferty in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AC DeMiRHaN's goalie prevented a goal. Wen Nan Fan kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Charlotte FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for AC DeMiRHaN.