League

Red Khagan
Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Adil Ergümen took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, İsrafil Metin made a precise shot to the right of Giotis Tripotseris. RED KHAGAN's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 16 minutes into the match, Machu Picchu's goal looked a bit too open when Adil Ergümen came free, but Ball Hold reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vehdi Selçuk made in the 18th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Ozan Sidal. Ball Hold made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adil Ergümen in the 20th minute. With a little luck, Machu Picchu's Ball Hold got control of the ball when Adil Ergümen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ball Hold showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adil Ergümen, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. RED KHAGAN's Giotis Tripotseris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nderim Pepo in the 30th minute of play. Ball Hold made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adil Ergümen in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nderim Pepo in the 38th minute of play forced RED KHAGAN's goalkeeper Giotis Tripotseris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Baturay Zaim took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Ball Hold to make any attempt to save it. Adil Ergümen came free with the goalkeeper in the 42nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ball Hold could save by the left post. Ball Hold showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baturay Zaim in the 45th minute of the match. In the 47thth minute of the game Nderim Pepo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but RED KHAGAN's Giotis Tripotseris was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nderim Pepo to strike the kick off in the second half. Machu Picchu's Serkan Yıldırım was substituted for Hüsmen Samir. Machu Picchu made a substitution. Aras Görkem Özbey replaced Hayrullah Özgun. After 69 played minutes Machu Picchu got a freekick which was hit by Aras Görkem Özbey. Machu Picchu's Josep Sagnol was substituted for Ali Cengiz Rüşti. In the 71st match minute, Machu Picchu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aras Görkem Özbey to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of RED KHAGAN booed when Machu Picchu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aras Görkem Özbey didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 73 minutes, Ozan Sidal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. RED KHAGAN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ozan Sidal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. RED KHAGAN's Saadettin Şiraz was substituted for Mustafa Kemal Deren. In the 87th match minute, RED KHAGAN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Timo Thorstein to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute Rıfkı Beşer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ball Hold saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The throw-in from Serkan Yıldırım in the 94th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by RED KHAGAN's Rıfkı Beşer. If Baturay Zaim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Machu Picchu played a much better game than RED KHAGAN and deserved their victory. The RED KHAGAN players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.