Sürmene Futbol Arena
Spectators: 156 (Terracing: 117,
Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Bostanci FK's Lukas Podolski 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. Samuel Etoo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Kuddusî Yalgın tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcelo Salas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kuddusî Yalgın read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. Kuddusî Yalgın showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelo Salas, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Andoni Zubizarreta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ant Mengü in the 10th minute. Tümer Gülsoy struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Kuddusî Yalgın didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Predators. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Salas in the 14th minute of play forced Bostanci FK's goalkeeper Kuddusî Yalgın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Marcelo Salas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kuddusî Yalgın. Bostanci FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcelo Salas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The audience was convinced that Marcelo Salas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kuddusî Yalgın was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Predators's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gylippus Nikolakakos in the 21st minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Bostanci FK's goalie and right to Tümer Gülsoy. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Bostanci FK's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Kuddusî Yalgın made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tümer Gülsoy in the 23rd minute of play. After 25 minutes of play, Bostanci FK's Lukas Podolski made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Andoni Zubizarreta was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bostanci FK's Kuddusî Yalgın played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Salas in the 28th minute of play. Kuddusî Yalgın made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Etoo in the 28th minute of play. After 30 minutes Bostanci FK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gylippus Nikolakakos who took care of the corner kick. In the 32ndth minute of the game Marcelo Salas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bostanci FK's Kuddusî Yalgın was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 33 minutes into the match, Marcelo Salas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kuddusî Yalgın. Bostanci FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcelo Salas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Bostanci FK's Kuddusî Yalgın played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuel Etoo in the 38th minute of play. Tümer Gülsoy scored 1-4 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kuddusî Yalgın, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tuncay Barkan charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tuncay Barkan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 45 played minutes Bostanci FK got a freekick which was hit by Tuncay Barkan. Andoni Zubizarreta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olaf Ciborek, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Kuddusî Yalgın showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelo Salas, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcelo Salas to make the kick off. Marcelo Salas in the 52ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Kuddusî Yalgın, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Kuddusî Yalgın showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelo Salas, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Predators's Andoni Zubizarreta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ant Mengü in the 57th minute of play. Bostanci FK's Kuddusî Yalgın played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Salas in the 59th minute of play. 61 minutes into the game, Marcelo Salas lined in a short shot 1-5 behind a frustrated Kuddusî Yalgın. With a little luck, Bostanci FK's Kuddusî Yalgın got control of the ball when Marcelo Salas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kuddusî Yalgın was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Marcelo Salas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-6 in the 63 minute of play. Kuddusî Yalgın showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelo Salas, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Gylippus Nikolakakos kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Predators were furious when Victor Nordström was red carded, 70 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Predators fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 70th minute. Penalty! With an all-out effort, Predators's Kuddusî Yalgın threw himself towards the right post 75 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Marcelo Salas, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Predators's Marcelo Salas got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kuddusî Yalgın took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Salas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andoni Zubizarreta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lukas Podolski in the 83rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcelo Salas got free with Kuddusî Yalgın in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bostanci FK's Kuddusî Yalgın played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tümer Gülsoy in the 92nd minute of play. The corner led to Predators's Tümer Gülsoy getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 96 minutes into the match, Predators's Marcelo Salas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kuddusî Yalgın narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 97 minutes, Marcelo Salas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Predators's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcelo Salas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Predators players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.
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