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Spectators: 7454 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gilberto Nogueira made the kick off which started today's match. Mehmet Ali Tanman was out of position in the 5 minute of play, and Nafiz Tekke capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Nafiz Tekke really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 13 minutes into the match, Aster Brasil Futebol Club's Wesley Dante sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mehmet Ali Tanman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 14 minutes in the game, Gilberto Nogueira fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Mehmet Ali Tanman having to interfere. Nafiz Tekke's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mehmet Ali Tanman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. Rıfkı Sebukalp tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Mehmet Ali Tanman. An unnecessary self made goal, 2-0 in the 19th minute. Mehmet Ali Tanman made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Gilberto Nogueira sent off a good shot on target. Mehmet Ali Tanman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wesley Dante in the 23rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, DARK HARBOR's Abdulhamit Sultan got a free kick in the 27th minute. Anísio Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ertunç Önateş in the 36th minute of play. The corner ended in Fausto Cresencio almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Aster Brasil Futebol Club's Anísio Souza did a great save. 42 minutes into the game, Julio Lopes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aster Brasil Futebol Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave DARK HARBOR the free kick. After a rather tough play, Aster Brasil Futebol Club's Julio Lopes got a free kick in the 42nd minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gwidon Maziarz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute of the match DARK HARBOR got a corner. Aster Brasil Futebol Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fausto Cresencio ran over to the corner to take the kick. Fausto Cresencio made a great header on DARK HARBOR's corner, it was just that Aster Brasil Futebol Club's Anísio Souza managed to reach the ball for a save. Mehmet Ali Tanman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilberto Nogueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 57th minute of the match Aster Brasil Futebol Club got a corner. DARK HARBOR's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Julio Lopes ran over to the corner to take the kick. Anísio Souza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ertunç Önateş, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. When the match had gone on for 67 minutes, Dito Brasil put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Mehmet Ali Tanman. After 70 played minutes Aster Brasil Futebol Club got a freekick which was hit by Julio Lopes. Anísio Souza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gwidon Maziarz in the 71st minute of the match. In the last second Anísio Souza throw himself and got hold of the ball when Gwidon Maziarz in the 72ndth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. DARK HARBOR's Mehmet Ali Tanman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilberto Nogueira in the 75th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gwidon Maziarz in the 77th minute of play forced Aster Brasil Futebol Club's goalkeeper Anísio Souza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th match minute, Aster Brasil Futebol Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leander Heidemann to maneuver through the defense. Mehmet Ali Tanman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilberto Nogueira in the 82nd minute of the match. 83 minutes into the match, DARK HARBOR's goal looked a bit too open when Gilberto Nogueira came free, but Mehmet Ali Tanman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 86 minutes, Abdulhamit Sultan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the DARK HARBOR and the Aster Brasil Futebol Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to DARK HARBOR getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Abdulhamit Sultan hit a great ball. Leander Heidemann kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Gilberto Nogueira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mehmet Ali Tanman was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Aster Brasil Futebol Club had won after a very even match.