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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ahmet Arif Elçioğlu got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Arif Elçioğlu in the 3rd minute of play forced Greece's goalkeeper Dimitris Eleftheriou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Greece's Thomas Adamatos got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Dimitris Eleftheriou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kamuran Orgun, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Dimitris Eleftheriou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kemalettin Taşdan, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Dimitris Eleftheriou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oğuzer Akdoruk in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute Kemalettin Taşdan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimitris Eleftheriou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sercan Kuş made in the 10th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Greece's Theodosis Kazazis. In the 14th match minute, Greece was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomas Adamatos to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Arif Elçioğlu in the 18th minute of play forced Greece's goalkeeper Dimitris Eleftheriou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Seçkin Suavi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Adamatos, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 21 minutes into the match, Turkey's goalkeeper Seçkin Suavi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Giorgos Sakelariou. Ahmet Arif Elçioğlu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dimitris Eleftheriou read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th minute Turkey were awarded a corner. Tanju Açıkalın went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Turkey's corner Tanju Açıkalın fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Dimitris Eleftheriou quite easily take care of the ball. In the 27th minute Kamuran Orgun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimitris Eleftheriou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Giorgos Sakelariou got free with Seçkin Suavi in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Turkey's Kemalettin Taşdan got a free kick in the 34th minute. Christos Xiros kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute, Ahmet Arif Elçioğlu made a precise shot to the right of Dimitris Eleftheriou. Greece's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. If Ahmet Arif Elçioğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Giorgos Sakelariou's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Seçkin Suavi firmly grabbed it by the left post.

The wind increased when Thomas Adamatos made the kick off in the second half. Seçkin Suavi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomas Adamatos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute, Ahmet Arif Elçioğlu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Dimitris Eleftheriou. The goal made the score 0-2. 59 minutes into the match, Ahmet Arif Elçioğlu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dimitris Eleftheriou, 0-3. 62 minutes into the match, Greece's goalkeeper Dimitris Eleftheriou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ahmet Arif Elçioğlu. Thomas Adamatos hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Greece's Christos Topalidis was substituted for Kostas Kostakos. Greece's Charalambos Kalkavouras was substituted for Petros Sarantopoulos. The audience thought a goal was coming when Agah Tuğkun got free with Dimitris Eleftheriou in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thomas Adamatos scored 2-4 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Seçkin Suavi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Seçkin Suavi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giorgos Sakelariou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 81 minutes into the match, Agah Tuğkun dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dimitris Eleftheriou, 2-5. Turkey made a substitution. Sadettin İstanbul replaced Fethi Tuz. Seçkin Suavi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thomas Adamatos in the 88th minute of the match. Dimitris Eleftheriou didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Turkey's Agah Tuğkun shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-6 in the ordered_time% minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Kamuran Orgun kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dimitris Eleftheriou. That made the score 2-7 in the 94 minute of play. The Greece supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Turkey's performance. The match ended with a win for Turkey.