Friuli
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127,
Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alexander Bottone kicked off to start the match. Kutlay Umay might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alvaro Rotili. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kutlay Umay ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 9th minute Kutlay Umay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvaro Rotili saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A.S. Udinese's Bruno Maranzano managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Baran Alp Akkaş in the 11 minute of the game. Lv Nan Ke made in the 12th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Bilgehan Bakkalbaşıoğlu immediately put the ball in play. After having played for 15 minutes, Kutlay Umay managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nevşehirspor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kutlay Umay was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gianluca Buffon made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Alexander Bottone sent off a good shot on target. Bianco De Vito charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bianco De Vito the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Nevşehirspor booed when A.S. Udinese was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bianco De Vito didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Kutlay Umay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 22nd minute Kutlay Umay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvaro Rotili saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gianluca Buffon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexander Bottone in the 25th minute. Bruno Maranzano made in the 26th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Augusto Clemente immediately put the ball in play. After having played for 32 minutes, Alexander Bottone managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A.S. Udinese's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alexander Bottone was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 36 minutes into the match, Nevşehirspor's goalkeeper Gianluca Buffon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexander Bottone. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kutlay Umay in the 37th minute of play forced A.S. Udinese's goalkeeper Alvaro Rotili to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by A.S. Udinese's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Seçkin Ünlüol was slow to take the kick. During this time Nevşehirspor's players had a chance to rest. Alvaro Rotili took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Seçkin Ünlüol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexander Bottone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Gianluca Buffon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kutlay Umay was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd match minute, Nevşehirspor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bilgehan Bakkalbaşıoğlu to maneuver through the defense. A.S. Udinese made a substitution. Alexander Damiani replaced Bruno Maranzano. In the 56th match minute, Nevşehirspor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hami Tuğaltay to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute, Alexander Bottone made a precise shot to the right of Gianluca Buffon. Nevşehirspor's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Nevşehirspor made a substitution. Anthony Nwakaeme replaced Lv Nan Ke. In the 66th minute, Alexander Bottone got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Bilgehan Bakkalbaşıoğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexander Bottone in the 79th minute of play forced Nevşehirspor's goalkeeper Gianluca Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A.S. Udinese's Alexander Bottone got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Poli Doro kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Nevşehirspor's Gianluca Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexander Bottone in the 85th minute of play. After 91 minutes Nevşehirspor's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dino Pozzoli who took care of the corner kick. Cristiano Paolucci was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 95 minutes into the game, one of Nevşehirspor:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Nevşehirspor:s Gianluca Buffon showed great skill when he stopped Alexander Bottone:s penalty. A.S. Udinese were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.
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