San Gwann City
Spectators: 7968 (Terracing: 5977,
Seating: 1833, VIP seats: 158) Şinasi Derem made the kick off and thus started the match. Samim Esentürk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arda Turan in the 2nd minute of play. Samim Esentürk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cihat Canbek in the 7th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fırat Okcun in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Samim Esentürk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 10 minutes into the match, Şinasi Derem notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of San Gwann Birlik's Samim Esentürk. Samim Esentürk was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 13 minutes into the match, FC juveMET's goalkeeper Raşit Özdilek had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariusz Kocieniewski. In the 14th minute Arda Turan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samim Esentürk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Raşit Özdilek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mustafa Cumhur Kemal in the 16th minute of the match. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC juveMET's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Art Rhoades was slow to take the kick. During this time San Gwann Birlik's players had a chance to rest. After a rather tough play, San Gwann Birlik's Mert Bumba got a free kick in the 19th minute. Samim Esentürk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Şinasi Derem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. San Gwann Birlik's Samim Esentürk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cihat Canbek in the 24th minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, San Gwann Birlik's goal looked a bit too open when Cihat Canbek came free, but Samim Esentürk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raşit Özdilek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mustafa Cumhur Kemal, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. A hard shot 36 in the game by Mariusz Kocieniewski from a close distance when the talented Raşit Özdilek managed to make a qualified save. FC juveMET's players were relieved. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mariusz Kocieniewski got free with Raşit Özdilek in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Şinasi Derem in the 40th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Samim Esentürk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cihat Canbek in the 42nd minute of play forced San Gwann Birlik's goalkeeper Samim Esentürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 43 minutes into the match, Cihat Canbek had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Samim Esentürk. San Gwann Birlik's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cihat Canbek was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Arda Turan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samim Esentürk having to interfere.
The wind increased when Mariusz Kocieniewski made the kick off in the second half. Samim Esentürk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cihat Canbek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raşit Özdilek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustafa Cumhur Kemal in the 59th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, FC juveMET's goal looked a bit too open when Mustafa Cumhur Kemal came free, but Raşit Özdilek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, San Gwann Birlik's Mert Bumba got a free kick in the 62nd minute. San Gwann Birlik's Samim Esentürk proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save San Gwann Birlik from getting a goal against them. Raşit Özdilek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariusz Kocieniewski in the 67th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arda Turan got free with Samim Esentürk in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Samim Esentürk was a little too slow when Şinasi Derem got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 69th minute. The score was now 0-4. Samim Esentürk made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Şinasi Derem sent off a good shot on target. In the 76th minute, Mustafa Cumhur Kemal made a precise shot to the right of Raşit Özdilek. FC juveMET's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Şinasi Derem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Samim Esentürk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fırat Okcun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Samim Esentürk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 85 minutes into the match, San Gwann Birlik's goal looked a bit too open when Hüseyin Turan Alp came free, but Samim Esentürk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute, FC juveMET's Hüseyin Turan Alp ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Samim Esentürk. Samim Esentürk yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-5. 88 minutes into the game, Şinasi Derem cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-6. Samim Esentürk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, San Gwann Birlik's Samim Esentürk got control of the ball when Cihat Canbek tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 92 played minutes San Gwann Birlik got a freekick which was hit by Art Rhoades. In the 93rd minute of the match Hüseyin Turan Alp shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Samim Esentürk showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Fırat Okcun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC juveMET's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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