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Maltepespor
Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mark Falkrantz got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, F.C. MNG's Fang Guang Xi got control of the ball when Matheus do Vale tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bahadır Sonalp kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Cesar Tirso, 7 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. 11 minutes into the game, F.C. MNG's Abdulmelik İsfendiyar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Göktan Salur made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After some careless play in the F.C. MNG defense, Gencay Ballı kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fang Guang Xi. The F.C. MNG fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fang Guang Xi should have stopped the shot. Fang Guang Xi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gencay Ballı in the 22nd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Bursag's goal looked a bit too open when Mark Falkrantz came free, but Göktan Salur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fang Guang Xi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lokman Turhan's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. In the 28th minute Gencay Ballı shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fang Guang Xi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fang Guang Xi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gencay Ballı, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 34 minutes into the match, Bursag's goal looked a bit too open when Şamil Tozan came free, but Göktan Salur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute Gencay Ballı shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fang Guang Xi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Bursag defense, Şamil Tozan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Göktan Salur. The Bursag fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Göktan Salur should have stopped the shot. When Lokman Turhan came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Bursag 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 Lokman Turhan couldn't finish the play. 47 minutes into the match, Mark Falkrantz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Göktan Salur. Bursag's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mark Falkrantz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. The Bursag players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. F.C. MNG were winning 1-3.

The supporters of F.C. MNG booed when Bursag was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Taci Afak didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bursag's goalkeeper Göktan Salur, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fang Guang Xi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lokman Turhan in the 59th minute of the match. Fang Guang Xi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matheus do Vale in the 62nd minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Duran Osman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Göktan Salur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Şamil Tozan in the 68th minute of the match. The supporters of F.C. MNG booed when Bursag was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aras Görkem Yıldıray didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fang Guang Xi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Matheus do Vale went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. Fang Guang Xi came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Bursag's Lokman Turhan. But to his dismay, Lokman Turhan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. In the 79th minute Matheus do Vale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fang Guang Xi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Şamil Tozan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Göktan Salur made a huge save. F.C. MNG's Fang Guang Xi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lokman Turhan in the 92nd minute of play. Bursag were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of F.C. MNG for a fine match.