League

Kozan
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Léo Neves took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th match minute, Kozan SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abayhan Hacıahmetoğlu to maneuver through the defense. If Macit Burçak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 15 minutes into the match, Léo Neves had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kurtuluş Urandu. Kozan SK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Léo Neves was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. A collision led to EsenlerSpor getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Cevat Uzgoren hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute, Türker Ersavaş left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kozan SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After some careless play in the Kozan SK defense, Léo Neves kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kurtuluş Urandu. The Kozan SK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kurtuluş Urandu should have stopped the shot. Léo Neves scored 1-3 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kurtuluş Urandu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 35 minutes into the match, Kozan SK's goal looked a bit too open when Léo Neves came free, but Kurtuluş Urandu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute, Léo Neves made a precise shot to the right of Kurtuluş Urandu. Kozan SK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. In the 44th minute, Volkan Şerhenk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Türker Ersavaş made a kick off. If Bahri Kadrettin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bahri Kadrettin in the 61st minute of play forced EsenlerSpor's goalkeeper Ali Kürşat Demirkan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cüneyd Taçyıldız sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 67 minutes into the match, Cüneyd Taçyıldız notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of EsenlerSpor's Ali Kürşat Demirkan. Ali Kürşat Demirkan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kurtuluş Urandu didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 70th minute, which inside left pole to 2-5. In the 73rd minute, Özen Tengiroğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bahri Kadrettin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 77th match minute, EsenlerSpor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eser Bekiroğlu to maneuver through the defense. A throw-in in the 84th minute of the game was made by Erhun Tümerkin with Bahri Kadrettin as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 85th minute, EsenlerSpor's Léo Neves dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-6. A collision led to EsenlerSpor getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Anıl Vasif hit a great ball. When Kozan SK's Türker Ersavaş in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye EsenlerSpor's goalie prevented a goal. After 96 played minutes EsenlerSpor got a freekick which was hit by Efe Timurcan. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. EsenlerSpor walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.