Estadio Arroyito
Spectators: 446 (Terracing: 336,
Seating: 102, VIP seats: 8) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alpertunga Semdin started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the game, Nacho Morales cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Mauricio Sabino was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Niceto Gomez struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for San Martìn. Hamdi Kelami took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mauricio Sabino. Mauricio Sabino dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Mauricio Sabino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alpertunga Semdin, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saul Rius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd match minute, AC Eskisehir was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Berat Tecer to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, San Martìn's Betão Leite tried to score from far away in the 23rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When AC Eskisehir's Alpertunga Semdin in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye San Martìn's goalie prevented a goal. 28 minutes into the match, San Martìn's goal looked a bit too open when Sümer Giyas came free, but Mauricio Sabino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute Saul Rius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind San Martìn's goalkeeper Mauricio Sabino, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 37th minute AC Eskisehir were awarded a corner. Güralp Yasin went to the cornerflag to take it. After 40 played minutes AC Eskisehir got a freekick which was hit by Berat Tecer. AC Eskisehir's Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save AC Eskisehir from getting a goal against them. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Saul Rius to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 50th minute, Niceto Gomez managed to get in a good position for a shot. San Martìn's supporters rose to their feet, but Niceto Gomez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. AC Eskisehir's Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niceto Gomez in the 55th minute of play. AC Eskisehir's Güralp Yasin got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 59 minutes into the game, Güralp Yasin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AC Eskisehir's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave San Martìn the free kick. Güralp Yasin hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. After 64 played minutes San Martìn got a freekick which was hit by Yasin Guz. 65 minutes into the match, AC Eskisehir's Güralp Yasin broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After a rather tough play, San Martìn's Paul Nanu got a free kick in the 67th minute. Paul Nanu kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alpertunga Semdin got free with Mauricio Sabino in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 72ndth minute of the game Saul Rius who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AC Eskisehir's Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Niceto Gomez scored 2-2 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Paul Nanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Mauricio Sabino managed to avoid a goal in the 82ndth minute, when AC Eskisehir's Alpertunga Semdin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niceto Gomez in the 88th minute of play forced AC Eskisehir's goalkeeper Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in San Martìn's zone, Alpertunga Semdin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mauricio Sabino came out of the goal and Alpertunga Semdin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, AC Eskisehir's Karl-Michael Kristiansson got a free kick in the 91st minute. After a rather tough play, San Martìn's Paul Nanu got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Nurettin Serkan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Neither San Martìn or AC Eskisehir succeeded in finding a winner during the second half. That meant the players faced another 30 minutes of extra-time.
100 minutes into the match, AC Eskisehir's goal looked a bit too open when Saul Rius came free, but Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, San Martìn's Betão Leite got a free kick in the 102nd minute. Alpertunga Semdin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 104th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 108 played minutes AC Eskisehir got a freekick which was hit by Nurettin Serkan. Niceto Gomez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 109th minute. Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saul Rius, who was totally free with the ball in the 110th minute. 112 minutes into the game, Mario Santos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. San Martìn's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AC Eskisehir the free kick. A collision led to San Martìn getting a freekick after 112 minutes play. Mario Santos hit a great ball. Mauricio Sabino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alpertunga Semdin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niceto Gomez in the 114th minute of play forced AC Eskisehir's goalkeeper Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 115 minutes had been played when some careless play by AC Eskisehir's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Betão Leite was slow to take the kick. During this time San Martìn's players had a chance to rest.
After a defensive mix-up in AC Eskisehir's zone, Niceto Gomez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu came out of the goal and Niceto Gomez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yağızalp Aktaşoğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saul Rius, who was totally free with the ball in the 123rd minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the AC Eskisehir players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for San Martìn.
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