Boston 72 Garden
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755,
Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's Nurtekin Merdan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute Luciano Trigo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peker Baycan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luciano Trigo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Peker Baycan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luciano Trigo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Peker Baycan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13th minute Luciano Trigo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peker Baycan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th minute Aleksander Naskrent shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peker Baycan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's goal looked a bit too open when Luciano Trigo came free, but Peker Baycan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20thth minute of the game Luciano Trigo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's Peker Baycan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 26th minute, one of B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine. B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine:s Peker Baycan showed great skill when he stopped Luciano Trigo:s penalty. Rıza Hünkar kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Barnaba Pietras took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 32nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Peker Baycan. B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A.K.Sh Albania's Aleksander Naskrent got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luciano Trigo might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Peker Baycan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luciano Trigo ran back to his position shaking his head. 37 minutes into the match, B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's goal looked a bit too open when Luciano Trigo came free, but Peker Baycan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Peker Baycan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luciano Trigo, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Garip Akçakan's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Isaltino Baptista firmly grabbed it by the left post. Luciano Trigo might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Peker Baycan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luciano Trigo ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 42nd match minute, B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nurtekin Merdan to maneuver through the defense. Peker Baycan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luciano Trigo in the 43rd minute of play. Luciano Trigo might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Peker Baycan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luciano Trigo ran back to his position shaking his head. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luciano Trigo was the one to do the kick off. Luciano Trigo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Peker Baycan having to interfere. Luciano Trigo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's Peker Baycan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luciano Trigo in the 58th minute of play. After 60 minutes, Mateusz Sebzda mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A.K.Sh Albania and the B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Luciano Trigo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 69 minutes into the game, Alesandro Nesta recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Peker Baycan. Alesandro Nesta showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's Peker Baycan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcin Mruk in the 73rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alesandro Nesta in the 76th minute of play forced B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's goalkeeper Peker Baycan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcin Mruk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Peker Baycan having to interfere. In the 81st minute, A.K.Sh Albania's Luciano Trigo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. The audience was convinced that Mehmet Halis Ergün's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Peker Baycan was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Mehmet Halis Ergün blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Peker Baycan having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mehmet Halis Ergün in the 91st minute of play forced B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's goalkeeper Peker Baycan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eser Dede took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Isaltino Baptista. Isaltino Baptista dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. Mehmet Halis Ergüns short, quick shot in the 96thth minute got Peker Baycan to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A.K.Sh Albania's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.
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