Real_Madrid_CF 5 - 4 GERİDÖNDÜ (378865376)

The 870 fans in attendance at Santiago Bernabéu were roasting in the hot sun. Till Julius Wellerswist was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Sebald Winterstetter and Paul Brisson. Real_Madrid_CF started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Pruniel - Falih, Brasey, Kahveci - Demirbüken, Sherman, Ćirović, Bekius, Bassani - Neiderhauser, Cackowski.

GERİDÖNDÜ had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. They fielded: Define - Gürpınar, Karahan, Kara - Kirmen, Payır, Cevher, Duru - Sırak, Mezid, Oksu.

After 12 minutes, C. Bassani came in from the right, feinted, then sped past the off-balance defender to make the score 1 - 0, giving Real_Madrid_CF the lead. 13 minutes into the match the visitors levelled the score at 1 - 1 as G. Gürpınar struck home from a rebound off the crossbar, following a shot from the right. The guests took the lead 18 minutes into the match, after a right-side attack resulted in S. Sırak scoring to make it 1 - 2. GERİDÖNDÜ's S. Karahan got himself booked for a foul. Real_Madrid_CF's P. Kahveci lived up to his reputation for finding unexpected ways to get the ball in the net when he sent a nifty little pass over to M. Cackowski who finished for 2 - 2 with 22 minutes of the match played. The celebrations in the stands could only mean one thing - P. Sherman's free kick had found the back of the net and put Real_Madrid_CF ahead 3 - 2! The corner kick from P. Sherman was powerfully met by the head of E. Demirbüken to make the score 4 - 2. A well-placed free kick by GERİDÖNDÜ's E. Duru reduced the lead to 4 - 3. 4 - 3 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to Real_Madrid_CF, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

Real_Madrid_CF's P. Sherman struck his penalty well enough to beat the goalkeeper and extend the home team's lead to 5 - 3 after 61 minutes. Real_Madrid_CF had to manage with a reduced squad after 63 minutes, as C. Bekius got sent off for a needless foul away from the game's action. E. Kirmen was the unlucky victim and couldn't continue the game, so GERİDÖNDÜ's A. Kocademir had to come off the bench. E. Duru fired a shot from distance after 85 minutes, but the long shot couldn't find the net for GERİDÖNDÜ. The home team's fans were upset when, after 86 minutes, the visiting S. Payır broke through the central defence and kicked the ball past the keeper. 5 - 4 was the score. The referee showed GERİDÖNDÜ's G. Gürpınar the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. S. Payır found it hard to catch his breath today in the stifling heat. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave S. Sırak from GERİDÖNDÜ a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 89 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! Real_Madrid_CF were forced into a substitution as N. Pruniel couldn't continue due to some rough treatment, forcing C. Burgstaller-Bodingba to come in off the bench. Several players seemed a little dazed by the warm weather, and were repeatedly tricked by the clever and agile S. Sırak. GERİDÖNDÜ had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

Most important Real_Madrid_CF player was T. Neiderhauser. However, C. Burgstaller-Bodingba made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating GERİDÖNDÜ player was without a doubt S. Sırak. U. Kara turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 5 - 4.