Challenge

ATATÜRK STATYUMU
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bican Durualp kicked off to start the match. Bican Durualp scored 1-0 in the 5th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of David Ashton, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A hard shot 7 in the game by Bican Durualp from a close distance when the talented David Ashton managed to make a qualified save. Wangari Maathai Forest's players were relieved. With his leg David Ashton managed to avoid a goal in the 8thth minute, when ESKİŞEHİRSPOR's Bican Durualp fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. David Ashton made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Gökalp Mehdi sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as ESKİŞEHİRSPOR's Gökalp Mehdi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of David Ashton. That made the score 2-0 after 14 minutes of play. In the 20th of the match, Hadi Güdeş tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but David Ashton got in the way and made a wonderful save. A collision led to ESKİŞEHİRSPOR getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Haşmet Tuğtaşı hit a great ball. A collision led to Wangari Maathai Forest getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. David Fell hit a great ball. In the 29th minute, Bican Durualp made a precise shot to the right of David Ashton. Wangari Maathai Forest's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Gökalp Mehdi kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. When Wangari Maathai Forest's Mark Horton in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ESKİŞEHİRSPOR's goalie prevented a goal. Bican Durualp had several of the Wangari Maathai Forest's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 45 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 6-1 score and a disappointed David Ashton as he didn't even see the shot coming. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 6-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mark Horton made a kick off. If Bican Durualp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When ESKİŞEHİRSPOR's Bican Durualp in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Wangari Maathai Forest's goalie prevented a goal. ESKİŞEHİRSPOR's Okan Akdoğan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Spencer Jenkins in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute Mark Horton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Okan Akdoğan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 59 played minutes, ESKİŞEHİRSPOR's Erkan Başok shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper David Ashton 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 ESKİŞEHİRSPOR reached it. Mark Horton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Okan Akdoğan was a little too slow when Mark Horton got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 63rd minute. The score was now 6-2. Bican Durualp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hadi Güdeş sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Bican Durualp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bican Durualp in the 81st minute of play forced Wangari Maathai Forest's goalkeeper David Ashton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bican Durualp blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without David Ashton having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Mark Horton managed to get in a good position for a shot. Wangari Maathai Forest's supporters rose to their feet, but Mark Horton was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Okan Akdoğan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Roy Smith kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. In the 93rd minute, Spencer Jenkins 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. Mark Horton came free with the goalkeeper in the 95th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Okan Akdoğan could save by the left post.