Challenge

Anatolia Park
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Taqi Taqi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Suat Kadrihan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rashed Al Hadhod's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. 8 minutes into the game, Murat Kazan lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Zaher Baroun. In the 13th minute Ünsal Ongun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zaher Baroun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of A.C Barak booed when Saudi Arabia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edrees Al Youha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zaher Baroun didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when A.C Barak's Murat Kazan shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rashed Al Hadhod in the 20th minute of play forced A.C Barak's goalkeeper Suat Kadrihan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rashed Al Hadhod scored 2-1 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Suat Kadrihan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Murat Kazan in the 23rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Zaher Baroun, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 26 minutes into the game, A.C Barak's Murat Kazan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zaher Baroun made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Edrees Al Youha kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. A.C Barak's Di Chong Wei got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 36 minutes into the game, Murat Kazan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Zaher Baroun was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Zaher Baroun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Murat Kazan in the 38th minute of play. When the match clock showed 43 minutes, the score became 5-1 when Murat Kazan sped through Saudi Arabia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Zaher Baroun. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 6-1 at half-time.

Rashed Al Hadhod hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Jarah Al Ammar hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. After 63 minutes of play, A.C Barak's Murat Kazan made it 7-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zaher Baroun was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zaher Baroun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ünsal Ongun in the 65th minute of play. Zaher Baroun came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by A.C Barak's Murat Kazan. But to his dismay, Murat Kazan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ünsal Ongun in the 74th minute of play forced Saudi Arabia's goalkeeper Zaher Baroun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Spas Spitzmüller in the 76th minute of play forced Saudi Arabia's goalkeeper Zaher Baroun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zaher Baroun stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kağan Boran's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. 82 minutes into the match, Saudi Arabia's goal looked a bit too open when Kağan Boran came free, but Zaher Baroun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute, Edrees Al Youha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Saudi Arabia made a substitution. Rajab Al Sohali replaced Rashed Al Hadhod. In the 86th match minute, Saudi Arabia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edrees Al Youha to maneuver through the defense. After 87 played minutes, A.C Barak's Di Chong Wei shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Zaher Baroun came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in A.C Barak reached it. 89 minutes into the match, Saudi Arabia's goal looked a bit too open when Kağan Boran came free, but Zaher Baroun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Enginalp Hilal was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Taqi Taqi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zaher Baroun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kağan Boran in the 95th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Saudi Arabia defense, Kağan Boran kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zaher Baroun. The Saudi Arabia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zaher Baroun should have stopped the shot. Saudi Arabia's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.