Gothenburg FC
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Okan Ergüç started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Gothenburg FC's Abdelmalek Sifi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baykan Sanak in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th minute, Mohammad Kaci Diafat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 6 minutes into the game, Okan Ergüç cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Abdelmalek Sifi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 9 minutes into the game, Artvin FC's Okan Ergüç nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abdelmalek Sifi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gothenburg FC's goalkeeper Abdelmalek Sifi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kamel Bouteflika hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Abdelmalek Sifi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baykan Sanak in the 19th minute of play. Jussef Ben Khendu's late challenge caught a Artvin FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jussef Ben Khendu helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Artvin FC booed when Gothenburg FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jussef Ben Khendu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdelmalek Sifi came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Artvin FC's Mustafa Necati Denizer. But to his dismay, Mustafa Necati Denizer quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Baykan Sanak took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abdelmalek Sifi. Abdelmalek Sifi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. When Mustafa Necati Denizer came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Artvin FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mustafa Necati Denizer couldn't finish the play. If Okan Ergüç had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Abdelmalek Sifi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Okan Ergüç in the 44th minute of the match. Mustafa Necati Denizer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Abdelmalek Sifi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Faouzi Boutabout to make the kick off. In the 55th minute, Okan Ergüç 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. Sertaç Taştan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Abdelmalek Sifi came out and tried to block the shot, but Sertaç Taştan slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 58th minute. In the 62nd minute, Artvin FC's Okan Ergüç dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-6. 66 minutes into the game, Bahtiyar Kağan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Artvin FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gothenburg FC the free kick. In the 66th match minute, Artvin FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bahtiyar Kağan to maneuver through the defense. If Sertaç Taştan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Abdelmalek Sifi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mazhar Çakır in the 73rd minute. When Artvin FC's Ahmet Boran Turay in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gothenburg FC's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Gothenburg FC's Kamel Bouteflika got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 81st minute Baykan Sanak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdelmalek Sifi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Okan Ergüç received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Abdelmalek Sifi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 86th match minute, Gothenburg FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karim Djebar to maneuver through the defense. Artvin FC's Sertaç Taştan got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mustafa Necati Denizer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Okan Ergüç sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gothenburg FC's Abdelmalek Sifi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Gothenburg FC from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Gothenburg FC's zone, Mustafa Necati Denizer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdelmalek Sifi came out of the goal and Mustafa Necati Denizer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Okan Ergüç received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Abdelmalek Sifi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match was over Artvin FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Gothenburg FC throughout the match.
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