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CeRRaHPaŞa ARENA
Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) In the 3rd minute, Håkan Šuker reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Fang Guang Xi. The goal made the score 1-0. A collision led to F.C. MNG getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Abdulmelik İsfendiyar hit a great ball. Yavuz Selim Tezal made in the 9th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Abdulmelik İsfendiyar. Mauri Icardi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fang Guang Xi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauri Icardi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 26 minutes F.C. MNG's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Billy Backman who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to ► CeRR aHPaS a J K◄'s Ferdi Tecelli getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 27th match minute, F.C. MNG was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yavuz Selim Tezal to maneuver through the defense. Fang Guang Xi made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Håkan Šuker sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to F.C. MNG getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Cesar Tirso hit a great ball. 37 minutes had been played when some careless play by F.C. MNG's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Billy Backman was slow to take the kick. During this time ► CeRR aHPaS a J K◄'s players had a chance to rest. 40 minutes into the match, ► CeRR aHPaS a J K◄'s goal looked a bit too open when Duran Osman came free, but Arif Erva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, F.C. MNG's goalkeeper Fang Guang Xi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Håkan Šuker. Fang Guang Xi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Håkan Šuker, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

F.C. MNG made a substitution. Baki Özden replaced Doğaner Aşkıner. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mark Falkrantz made a kick off. ► CeRR aHPaS a J K◄'s Arif Erva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Şamil Tozan in the 54th minute of play. After 64 minutes of play, ► CeRR aHPaS a J K◄'s Mauri Icardi made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fang Guang Xi was left in no man's land by his defense there! 67 minutes into the match, F.C. MNG's goal looked a bit too open when Mauri Icardi came free, but Fang Guang Xi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Håkan Šuker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mauri Icardi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Håkan Šuker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 82 minutes into the match, ► CeRR aHPaS a J K◄'s Håkan Šuker sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fang Guang Xi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to F.C. MNG getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Ali Faruk Kazanhan hit a great ball. Fang Guang Xi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauri Icardi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Håkan Šuker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Håkan Šuker's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fang Guang Xi was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. 93 minutes into the match, ► CeRR aHPaS a J K◄'s goalkeeper Arif Erva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mark Falkrantz. Mauri Icardi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Yavuz Selim Tezal fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored F.C. MNG's protests and gave Yavuz Selim Tezal a yellow card for diving instead. After 96 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for F.C. MNG!