CNMD 2 - 0 hacannes (388891346)

48923 spectators had come to Cumhuriyet Parkı this cloudy day. Diego Francisco Vega was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Iwan Nuijen and Ronald Westerhuis. CNMD tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. Lineup: Nigah - Vučeraković, Karayandık - Kubinszki, Sazak, Baljković, Şentürk, Leimeister - Olmos, Al-Harbi, Nadzon.

hacannes decided to use a 4-5-1 set up. The following players took the field: Nguyên - Torpedo, Fay, Öztin, Otancak - Alcântara, Ylivuori, Ekrik, Ayşıl, Huizingh - Stokić.

CNMD clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. Many thought Ş. Karayandık ought to have been awarded a penalty 26 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around D. Nguyên after a determined run through the middle. K. Kubinszki's lightning pace was too much for Z. Otancak who could only look on as the CNMD player blasted one home. 1 - 0. Things were going to get worse for the visitors. A. Nadzon squirmed through their central defence after 36 minutes, increasing the lead to 2 - 0. D. Nguyên was caught napping as J. Leimeister lifted a ball over him following a free kick, but the ball hit the bar, rebounding into the keeper's arms. 2 - 0 was the halftime score. Possession in this half belonged to CNMD, who controlled the ball 63 percent of the time.

After 59 minutes hacannes's S. Ayşıl had to be carried off on a stretcher in agony. M. Escobal came in to replace him. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for CNMD, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. CNMD's E. Olmos saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 60 minutes. 69 minutes into the game, E. Olmos had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came D. Keong Kim. CNMD were determined to attack in the middle, even their wing attacks ended up centrally. Ş. Karayandık had a fantastic opportunity to put CNMD up another goal 70 minutes into the match, but he fired just over the crossbar. CNMD enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 70 percent of possession.

A. Nadzon performed admirably for CNMD. On the other hand, D. Keong Kim's play was disheartening. hacannes's top performer was clearly D. Stokić. However, M. Escobal made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 0.