Fener 2 - 3 Erbaa_1947 (388910703)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 14415 at Şükrü Saraçoğlu Stadı today. Leonardo Martellini was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ville Sankala and Davyd Lysau. Fener tactics involved an interesting 2-5-3 combination. Starters: van der Felz - Cordea, Tönning - Rera, Dumrul, Semerkand, Rouwhorst, van Wissen - Ochian, Ravani, Tudor.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Erbaa_1947. Lineup: Akik - Lindhall, Karlslund, Shawcross - Devrimci, Iluz, Piszczek, Pryszcz, Perelli - Vazquez, Talmor.

Fener tried to focus their attacks down the middle. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Fener, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. Some quick footwork on the left side of the field 19 minutes into the match left Erbaa_1947's L. Talmor completely free to score. 0 - 1 for the visitors. Fener's V. Cordea got himself booked for a foul. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave V. Rera from Fener a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 40 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! M. Perelli's speed was clear to see after 43 minutes, as he darted down the wing and released C. Vazquez who placed the ball into the back of the net to make the score 0 - 2. By now, the players in Erbaa_1947 felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. Erbaa_1947 increased their lead after 44 minutes when M. Piszczek broke through on the right, upping the score to 0 - 3, much to the home crowd's dismay. 0 - 3 was the score after the first half. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Fener, with 51 percent of the ball.

Several players were looking tired, especially J. Karlslund who gifted the opposition a goal as he lost the ball to a still energetic R. Ochian of Fener after 82 minutes. 1 - 3 After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, P. Shawcross got himself booked. The manager of Erbaa_1947 was not happy. 87 minutes into the game Fener broke through on the left wing and R. Ochian managed to reduce the lead to 2 - 3. Erbaa_1947 came close to extending their lead as J. Lindhall delivered a low effort on goal from the right after 88 minutes, but the angle was too narrow and the shot went harmlessly into the side netting. Erbaa_1947's C. Vazquez had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 89 minutes having been played. C. Müntekim was the replacement. J. Karlslund became the new Erbaa_1947 captain. Possession in this half belonged to Fener, who controlled the ball 55 percent of the time.

The most dominating Fener player was without a doubt F. Tudor. However, R. van der Felz made a disastrous appearance. Most important Erbaa_1947 player was L. Talmor. C. Müntekim was a disappointment, however. The match ends 2 - 3.