theoc 4 - 4 Şapsığ (393873235)

Dark skies made the crowd of 708 at theoc Arena a little nervous, but the rain held off. Duarte Furtado was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Vangelis Asvestas and Meije Robbers. theoc started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Sakman - Mümin, Gülen, Özgüneş, Mehir - Tanak, Karasar, Ayas, Eteş - Toga, Lincă.

Şapsığ tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Starters: Pejić - Altun, Kuthan, Caney, Uma - Conjaerts, Güneş, Çevikel, Rafi - Chalkiotis, Popescu.

Şapsığ seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. theoc's A. Toga excelled in some fine tricks that completely confused İ. Uma - and the finish was no less spectacular - 1 - 0! 9 minutes in, Şapsığ's F. Güneş received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Things were deteriorating for the away team as theoc scored another to make it 2 - 0 after a left side attack resulted in a goal for İ. Tanak after 13 minutes. theoc increased the lead as A. Mümin struck to make the score 3 - 0 after an attack from the left left him unmarked in front of the keeper. Şapsığ had a good opportunity to attack on the wing, but remembered their instructions to go for middle attacks. The home team's fans were upset when, after 23 minutes, the visiting G. Popescu broke through the central defence and kicked the ball past the keeper. 3 - 1 was the score. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 1. theoc claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 53 percent.

After 56 minutes, Şapsığ sent a free kick in high over the penalty box. In what looked like a well-rehearsed move, the ball was headed backwards and reached G. Popescu, who had plenty of space to place a well aimed shot - 3 - 2. theoc solidified their lead at the 63 minute mark, as C. Ayas dribbled the ball through the opposing central defence and scored to make it 4 - 2. Şapsığ's F. Çevikel got himself booked for a foul. Central attacks were the recipe of the day for Şapsığ, as they moved the ball from the wings to the middle with startling regularity. A bit later, Şapsığ's E. Rafi easily reduced the lead to 4 - 3 after a misunderstanding in the home side's central defence. A. Mehir could have put theoc up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 79 minutes. The visitors didn't give in and, after 82 minutes, L. Conjaerts got through the home side's central line of defence, rolling in the equaliser to make it 4 - 4. Possession in this half belonged to Şapsığ, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.

C. Lincă performed admirably for theoc. On the other hand, A. Mehir's play was disheartening. The most dominating Şapsığ player was without a doubt L. Conjaerts. F. Çevikel on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 4 - 4.