buhransipor 1 - 0 GeNÇLeR (388907533)

Dark skies made the crowd of 36809 at buhransipor meydanı a little nervous, but the rain held off. Kirk Bryant was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Celestino Ferraz Espanol and Grigory Zadornov. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for buhransipor. The following players had been chosen: Giardinà - Zombori, Ukrainets, Świś - Orbulescu, García Carrasco, Bozca, Donie, Göktöre - Dalbiņš, Cărăşel.

GeNÇLeR started off with a 5-4-1 lineup. The following players took the field: Dagostino - Bhutta, Şalcı, Pădureţu, Pürstinger, Gatnau - Aykal, Sağlam, Koçyiğit, Öngör - Villabona.

The strategy for buhransipor was to use their ability to press. buhransipor's ability to press all over the field frequently paid dividends. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave İ. Öngör from GeNÇLeR a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 17 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! At 19 minutes played, I. Dalbiņš came in from the right with the intention of giving buhransipor the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. After 23 minutes of play, N. Cărăşel gave the home team a 1 - 0 lead after an attack coming in from the right. GeNÇLeR had to make a substitution after 30 minutes. A. Sağlam limped off the field and was replaced by İ. Akgöz. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to GeNÇLeR, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

E. Giardinà's name was chanted throughout the stadium after he made a fantastic save from H. Villabona's shot from the left 63 minutes into the match. N. Cărăşel left the field with a smile on his face as he was substituted 69 minutes into the game, as his team was in the lead. A. Öneş was the replacement. D. Ukrainets wanted to play on, but the buhransipor coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 69 minutes into the game by B. Leyhausen. A wonderful trick by A. Göktöre that left M. Aykal bewildered really deserved to end in a goal but the keeper made a fine save. The visitors kept the pressure on to tie the game when, after 80 minutes, H. Villabona broke through the centre and found himself alone with the keeper. E. Giardinà made a great block, though. buhransipor's A. Göktöre got himself booked for a foul. Content with how the game was proceeding, the buhransipor coach let R. Luiselli replace I. Dalbiņš after 82 minutes. A loud groan was heard from the fans of GeNÇLeR, as E. Koçyiğit left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. S. Sazak took his place on the field. After 84 minutes, the defensive line of buhransipor created a counterattack through the middle that gave I. Zombori a good look at the goal, but his shot glanced harmlessly off the crossbar. Unfortunately for buhransipor, M. Bozca suffered a concussion after 85 minutes and had to be taken for tests. The coach had his head in his hands after realising he could not send a replacement onto the pitch, and the team had to continue a man short. GeNÇLeR claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

Most important buhransipor player was A. Öneş. However, I. Zombori made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating GeNÇLeR player was without a doubt H. Villabona. İ. Akgöz turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 1 - 0.