Challenge

ATATÜRK STATYUMU
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Philip Palmer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Atalay Ekinoğlu in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes into the match, Sojourner Truth Pioneers's goalkeeper Philip Palmer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bican Durualp. In the 11th minute, Bican Durualp reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Philip Palmer. The goal made the score 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rod Williamson in the 17th minute of play forced ESKİŞEHİRSPOR's goalkeeper Okan Akdoğan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sojourner Truth Pioneers's attentive Simon Gluck managed to snatch the ball when Alican Sungurbay made a throw-in in the 20th minute of the game. Philip Palmer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bican Durualp, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. With a little luck, Sojourner Truth Pioneers's Philip Palmer got control of the ball when Bican Durualp tried to sneak it across the goal line. William Greig kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. After 33 played minutes Sojourner Truth Pioneers got a freekick which was hit by Peter Silvester. In the 37th minute, Bican Durualp ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Philip Palmer was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. If Atalay Ekinoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 42nd minute Bican Durualp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Philip Palmer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Philip Palmer was out of position in the 44 minute of play, and Hadi Güdeş capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hadi Güdeş really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bican Durualp to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gökalp Mehdi in the 57th minute of play forced Sojourner Truth Pioneers's goalkeeper Philip Palmer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zafer Oncel made in the 58th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Sojourner Truth Pioneers's Simon Gluck. The supporters of Sojourner Truth Pioneers booed when ESKİŞEHİRSPOR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bican Durualp didn't get a good kick on the ball. Okan Akdoğan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rod Williamson in the 70th minute. Bican Durualp recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Philip Palmer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bican Durualp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sojourner Truth Pioneers's Rod Williamson got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hadi Güdeş fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Philip Palmer having to interfere. Philip Palmer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bican Durualp, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. ESKİŞEHİRSPOR's Okan Akdoğan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rod Williamson in the 90th minute of play. Philip Palmer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bican Durualp in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 95th match minute, ESKİŞEHİRSPOR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdulvahit Tunç to maneuver through the defense.