Drogheda 1 - 2 Fener&Bahçe (389116619)

It was an exceptionally sunny day for the crowd of 3304 that came out to Drogheda U. FC Arena. Veli-Matti Nykyri was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Sebastian de Kam and Mats Hedlind. Drogheda decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Starters: Öğet - Akçıl, Ülkem, Özkök, Raik - Korkmaz, Eda, Bedevi, Ülcan - Mübin, Tokan.

Fener&Bahçe started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. They fielded: Ünsel - Gürol, Cetik, Perek, Eser - Alabora, Turfa, Erinç, Ura - Erlikhan, Ersoy.

With 2 minutes gone, Drogheda had a free kick in a decent position. Despite this being a great chance for a shot, they tried a cheeky move intended to bypass the defence. However, T. Ülkem did not manage to connect with it cleanly and the ball went out. A. Akçıl gave Drogheda the lead with a beautiful free kick after 14 minutes. 1 - 0! M. Tokan had a fantastic opportunity to put Drogheda up another goal 16 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to Drogheda, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

A. Alabora tied the game at 1 - 1 after 47 minutes, when he converted an incredible pass from the right. M. Tokan enjoyed the sunshine and demonstrated his stunning technique over and over again. Drogheda were very close to putting themselves one up after 59 minutes as A. Bedevi got through on the left, but failing in concentration, he shot the ball wide. The referee showed Fener&Bahçe's A. Alabora the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Drogheda's M. Tokan left the field after 74 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. His replacement was H. Allıcan. The Drogheda captaincy was handed to D. Ülcan. Fener&Bahçe had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially 81 minutes in when S. Turfa came up alone against A. Öğet who managed a block. The home crowd was not impressed by the fancy moves of Fener&Bahçe's A. Erlikhan after 82 minutes. He converted a pass from the left for a goal, resulting in the visitors taking the 1 - 2 lead. Fener&Bahçe enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 56 percent of possession.

H. Allıcan performed admirably for Drogheda. However, A. Öğet made a disastrous appearance. Most important Fener&Bahçe player was T. Ersoy. On the other hand, S. Eser's play was disheartening. The match ends 1 - 2.