U18 League

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Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abdi Malkoçoğlu started the match with the kick off. In the 6thth minute of the game Abdi Malkoçoğlu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ESPİYESPOR's Şaban Oktan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Şaban Oktan was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Abdi Malkoçoğlu showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 10 minute of play. Şemsettin İlkutay's late challenge caught a ADANA DEMİR SPOR's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Şemsettin İlkutay helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to ESPİYESPOR getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Şemsettin İlkutay hit a great ball. Bahadırhan Atlas took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 21st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Şaban Oktan. ESPİYESPOR's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 22nd minute, ESPİYESPOR's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Kubilay Nurkan fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Abdi Malkoçoğlus short, quick shot in the 27thth minute got Şaban Oktan to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 35th minute, Şemsettin İlkutay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 35th minute of the match Bahadırhan Atlas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Şaban Oktan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 37th minute, Bedir Şikel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abdi Malkoçoğlu got free with Şaban Oktan in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Kubilay Nurkan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Şaban Oktan. That made the score 3-0 in the 41 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abdi Malkoçoğlu got free with Şaban Oktan in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Şemsettin İlkutay stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to ESPİYESPOR getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Kıvanç Gökdoğan hit a great ball. In the 54th minute Abdi Malkoçoğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Şaban Oktan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, ADANA DEMİR SPOR's Önder Özbey got control of the ball when Bedir Şikel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Şaban Oktan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdi Malkoçoğlu in the 59th minute of the match. In the 69th minute Bayezit Tükel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Şaban Oktan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Abdi Malkoçoğlu notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of ESPİYESPOR's Şaban Oktan. Şaban Oktan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bahadırhan Atlas struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Şaban Oktan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ADANA DEMİR SPOR. Şaban Oktan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdi Malkoçoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. In the 87th minute Bayezit Tükel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Şaban Oktan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ESPİYESPOR's Şaban Oktan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bayezit Tükel in the 89th minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, ESPİYESPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Abdi Malkoçoğlu came free, but Şaban Oktan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Latif Çetiner struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Şaban Oktan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ADANA DEMİR SPOR. Abdi Malkoçoğlu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Şaban Oktan having to interfere. ADANA DEMİR SPOR's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.