League

Kebab Plaza Stadyumu
Spectators: 5050 (Terracing: 4050, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gürel Berin started the match with the kick off. When Yavuz Selim Batıkan came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Kebab Pizza fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Yavuz Selim Batıkan couldn't finish the play. Nazmi Ersoy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orhun Aktemur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute, Tacettin Kırman got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Cihan Erdem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Egemen Kırdar in the 19th minute of play. Gürel Berin kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Egemen Kırdar struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Cihan Erdem didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Riders of Rohan. Kebab Pizza's Cihan Erdem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Egemen Kırdar in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st minute Egemen Kırdar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cihan Erdem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cihan Erdem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gürel Berin in the 42nd minute of the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Orhun Aktemur to strike the kick off in the second half. 60 minutes into the game, Riders of Rohan's Egemen Kırdar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cihan Erdem made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Nazmi Ersoy stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Orhun Aktemur's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. In the 67th minute Gürel Berin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cihan Erdem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Riders of Rohan's zone, Orhun Aktemur stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nazmi Ersoy came out of the goal and Orhun Aktemur tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The throw-in from Lokman Honazlı in the 74th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Kebab Pizza's Tacettin Kırman. Kebab Pizza's Orhun Aktemur got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Volkan Ergünay fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kebab Pizza's protests and gave Volkan Ergünay a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 93rd minute of the game. One of Kebab Pizza:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Riders of Rohan:s goal. In the 95th minute there was a penalty for Riders of Rohan. Ahmet Kartal stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Cihan Erdem. 1-5. In the 100th minute Orhun Aktemur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nazmi Ersoy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle went the supporters of Riders of Rohan were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Kebab Pizza side.