CITY OF 1STANBUL
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778,
Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mert Kerdiğe took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hasan Ali Burçak during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 3 played minutes 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB got a freekick which was hit by Hasan Ali Burçak. Margiris Kerpauskas hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Hexo Utd's Albertas Marcišauskas got a free kick in the 8th minute. Kristijonas Juzonis made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Vural Sağlamer sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 15 minutes, Vural Sağlamer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vural Sağlamer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 17 minutes into the match, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's goal looked a bit too open when Albertas Marcišauskas came free, but Sefa Rahmet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Vural Sağlamer sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kristijonas Juzonis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 22 minutes of play, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Mert Kerdiğe made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kristijonas Juzonis was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Hexo Utd's Kristijonas Juzonis got control of the ball when Vural Sağlamer tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Vural Sağlamer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kristijonas Juzonis was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. The 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB fans' excitement grew in the 27th match minute when 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Vural Sağlamer 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 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Vural Sağlamer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Kristijonas Juzonis made a huge save. Irmantas Mažvila made in the 31st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Gérard Piqué. The supporters of Hexo Utd booed when 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zekeriya Hür didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Vural Sağlamer got a free kick in the 44th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Irmantas Mažvila in the 46th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Gérard Piqué. Kristijonas Juzonis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vural Sağlamer in the 48th minute of the match. In the 49th minute of the match 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB got a corner. Hexo Utd's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dušan Tadić ran over to the corner to take the kick. Dušan Tadić made a great header on 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's corner, it was just that Hexo Utd's Kristijonas Juzonis managed to reach the ball for a save. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Liutauras Rimkevičius to strike the kick off in the second half. During the 55th minute of the match Hasan Ali Burçak completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Hasan Ali Burçak a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of Hexo Utd booed when 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hasan Ali Burçak didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdi Mehmet Türk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sefa Rahmet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Margiris Kerpauskas in the 62nd minute of the match. Abdi Mehmet Türk charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abdi Mehmet Türk the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Abdi Mehmet Türk hit a great ball. The long shot by Jarūnas Laužikas in the 65th minute really tested Sefa Rahmet's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Dušan Tadić recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Irmantas Mažvila's late challenge caught a 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Irmantas Mažvila helped the player get up and apologised. In the 72nd minute, Irmantas Mažvila hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Algirdas Narutavičius kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Jarūnas Laužikas charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jarūnas Laužikas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When Vural Sağlamer fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's protests and gave Vural Sağlamer a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Vural Sağlamer got a free kick in the 79th minute. In the 79th minute of the match Jarūnas Laužikas sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sefa Rahmet skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Margiris Kerpauskas in the 86th minute of play forced 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's goalkeeper Sefa Rahmet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Hexo Utd's Sefa Rahmet threw himself towards the right post 87 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jarūnas Laužikas, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Kristijonas Juzonis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dušan Tadić in the 91st minute of the match. In the 94th match minute, Hexo Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albertas Marcišauskas to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 96 minutes, Abdi Mehmet Türk managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdi Mehmet Türk was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Romualdas Misius kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Hexo Utd for a fine match.
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