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ShAOLiN AreNa
Spectators: 7492 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Deniz Ceylan kicked off to start the match. A collision led to ShaOLiN FooTBaLL CluB getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Ahmet Necdet Boysel hit a great ball. Salih Şamil who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 12thth minute tested the skills of Birsel Ballıoğlu when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A collision led to ShaOLiN FooTBaLL CluB getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Muhammet İltemiz hit a great ball. Birsel Ballıoğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salih Şamil in the 19th minute of the match. After 23 minutes, Şahin Baybora mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Wolfpack FC and the ShaOLiN FooTBaLL CluB players grew even worse after the yellow card. Salih Şamils short, quick shot in the 26thth minute got Birsel Ballıoğlu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Esen Vedat's late challenge caught a ShaOLiN FooTBaLL CluB's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Esen Vedat helped the player get up and apologised. 39 minutes into the match, Wolfpack FC's goalkeeper Birsel Ballıoğlu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Salih Şamil. Folke Lägdin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Folke Lägdin came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the ShaOLiN FooTBaLL CluB 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 Folke Lägdin couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Wolfpack FC's Esen Vedat got a free kick in the 46th minute. Birsel Ballıoğlu was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Çelikan Besim. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Salih Şamil was the one to do the kick off. If Salih Şamil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Folke Lägdin took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Birsel Ballıoğlu. Birsel Ballıoğlu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Salih Şamil struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Birsel Ballıoğlu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ShaOLiN FooTBaLL CluB. A collision led to Wolfpack FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Kılıçhan Hazar hit a great ball. Salih Şamil scored 2-0 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Birsel Ballıoğlu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When ShaOLiN FooTBaLL CluB's Salih Şamil in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Wolfpack FC's goalie prevented a goal. After 67 played minutes Wolfpack FC got a freekick which was hit by İnanç Akdoğan. Birsel Ballıoğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Çelikan Besim in the 69th minute of play. Cuma Üner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Deniz Ceylan in the 76th minute of play. After 81 played minutes Wolfpack FC got a freekick which was hit by Kılıçhan Hazar. When Deniz Ceylan came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Wolfpack FC 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 Deniz Ceylan couldn't finish the play. İlbey Onatkan's late challenge caught a ShaOLiN FooTBaLL CluB's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. İlbey Onatkan helped the player get up and apologised. İlbey Onatkan kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. After 95 minutes of play, Wolfpack FC's Şahin Baybora made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cuma Üner was left in no man's land by his defense there! For all the effort they put into the match, the Wolfpack FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ShaOLiN FooTBaLL CluB.