Gold Raiders Arena
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133,
Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rickard Thidén started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Gold Raiders FC's Faruk Ceyhan got a free kick in the 2nd minute. After some careless play in the Gold Raiders FC defense, Rickard Thidén kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Resul Yalın. The Gold Raiders FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Resul Yalın should have stopped the shot. Mustafa Barış Yarlık's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Resul Yalın read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. After a rather tough play, LOI's Mustafa Barış Yarlık got a free kick in the 14th minute. 15 minutes into the match, LOI's goal looked a bit too open when Baturhan Erozan came free, but Johannes Sobeck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rickard Thidén in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Resul Yalın saved Gold Raiders FC from getting behind. Refik Halit Tunçboğa charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Refik Halit Tunçboğa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of LOI booed when Gold Raiders FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Refik Halit Tunçboğa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ali Kaan Saban kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Johannes Sobeck made an important save on a dangerous shot by Baturhan Erozan in the 37th minute. After a rather tough play, LOI's Mustafa Barış Yarlık got a free kick in the 39th minute. The audience was convinced that Tarık Sehhar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Resul Yalın was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. 44 minutes into the match, Rickard Thidén notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Gold Raiders FC's Resul Yalın. Resul Yalın was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Resul Yalın showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Atahan Doğanlar, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.
The wind increased when Faruk Ceyhan made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, LOI's Rickard Thidén fired away a free kick that almost went in the goal. Resul Yalın was prepared for the shot, but didn't have to make a play as the shot flew over the goal. Resul Yalın took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rickard Thidén, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 54 minutes into the game, Koray Karadeniz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gold Raiders FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LOI the free kick. In the 54th match minute, Gold Raiders FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Koray Karadeniz to maneuver through the defense. Gold Raiders FC's Resul Yalın played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rickard Thidén in the 55th minute of play. If Mustafa Barış Yarlık had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 59 minutes into the game, Refik Halit Tunçboğa threw the ball into play from the sideline. LOI's Battal Gazi Rehber quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 60th minute of the match, Rickard Thidén tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Resul Yalın saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Rickard Thidén came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the LOI 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 Rickard Thidén couldn't finish the play. Rickard Thidén sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Resul Yalın showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rickard Thidén in the 66th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the match, LOI's goal looked a bit too open when Baturhan Erozan came free, but Johannes Sobeck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 70 played minutes LOI got a freekick which was hit by Battal Gazi Rehber. Refik Halit Tunçboğa took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Johannes Sobeck. LOI's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Rickard Thidén had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rickard Thidén could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Resul Yalın made a huge save. With a little luck, Gold Raiders FC's Resul Yalın got control of the ball when Rickard Thidén tried to sneak it across the goal line. Resul Yalın made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rickard Thidén in the 78th minute of play. Gold Raiders FC's Resul Yalın proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Gold Raiders FC from getting a goal against them. Resul Yalın showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rickard Thidén in the 83rd minute of the match. LOI were awarded a corner in the 84th minute after Gold Raiders FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hikmet Şafakgün took the corner. In the last second Resul Yalın throw himself and got hold of the ball when Rickard Thidén in the 85thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Tarık Sehhar did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-4 to the left of a surprised Resul Yalın 90 minutes into the match. In the 94thth minute of the game Rickard Thidén who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gold Raiders FC's Resul Yalın was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Orkun Okanalp hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. LOI had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.
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