Northside Stadium
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617,
Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Demetrio Vespa started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ardahan Şenbay kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Yağızalp Akhan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fabio Cirelli's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Yağızalp Akhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabio Cirelli in the 7th minute of play. When Ömür Sağanalp fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored North Port UTD's protests and gave Ömür Sağanalp a yellow card for diving instead. Ömür Sağanalp hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. North Port UTD's Yağızalp Akhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Cirelli in the 10th minute of play. North Port UTD's Yağızalp Akhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Cirelli in the 10th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, Aurelio Barresi notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of North Port UTD's Yağızalp Akhan. Yağızalp Akhan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Yağızalp Akhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Demetrio Vespa, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 16th match minute, North Port UTD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ömür Sağanalp to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to AC Roma getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Fabio Cirelli hit a great ball. Yağızalp Akhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabio Cirelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yağızalp Akhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurelio Barresi, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 26thth minute of the game Demetrio Vespa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but North Port UTD's Yağızalp Akhan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurelio Barresi in the 27th minute of play forced North Port UTD's goalkeeper Yağızalp Akhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes into the match, Fabio Cirelli notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of North Port UTD's Yağızalp Akhan. Yağızalp Akhan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Aurelio Barresi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Yağızalp Akhan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Karhan Öktüre fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored North Port UTD's protests and gave Karhan Öktüre a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, North Port UTD's Karhan Öktüre got a free kick in the 33rd minute. 36 minutes into the match, North Port UTD's goal looked a bit too open when Fabio Cirelli came free, but Yağızalp Akhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurelio Barresi in the 37th minute of play forced North Port UTD's goalkeeper Yağızalp Akhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to North Port UTD getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Deniz Hasanbeyli hit a great ball. Fabrizio Di Silvio hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Deniz Hasanbeyli made a kick off. In the 51st minute of the match Angelo Marcelli sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Yağızalp Akhan skillfully saved the ball. 55 minutes into the match, North Port UTD's goalkeeper Yağızalp Akhan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabio Cirelli. The audience thought a goal was coming when Demetrio Vespa got free with Yağızalp Akhan in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 62 minutes of play, AC Roma's Aurelio Barresi made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yağızalp Akhan was left in no man's land by his defense there! North Port UTD's defense didn't have a chance, in the 66th minute, when Aurelio Barresi scored to the left of an out of position Yağızalp Akhan, making the score, 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Cirelli in the 69th minute of play forced North Port UTD's goalkeeper Yağızalp Akhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. North Port UTD were furious when Ardahan Şenbay was red carded, 70 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 70 minutes into the game, one of North Port UTD:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Birkan Sarik received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Anselmo Cirulli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yağızalp Akhan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabio Cirelli in the 80th minute. In the 83rd minute, Fabio Cirelli made a precise shot to the right of Yağızalp Akhan. North Port UTD's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. Demetrio Vespa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Yağızalp Akhan made a huge save. Yağızalp Akhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurelio Barresi in the 88th minute of play. Yağızalp Akhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurelio Barresi in the 92nd minute of play. The North Port UTD fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. AC Roma were clearly better and deserved to take the win.
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