League

QUEENS PARK
Spectators: 7187 (Terracing: 5392, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 142) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Çağdaş Akkan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ilgaz Şenyurt hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Coşkun Uğursan scored 1-1 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sefa Sarduç, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Çağdaş Akkan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sefa Sarduç took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Çağdaş Akkan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Coşkun Uğursan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sefa Sarduç having to interfere. When the match clock showed 18 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Coşkun Uğursan sped through Queens Park Junkies's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sefa Sarduç. When Coşkun Uğursan came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Keles 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 Coşkun Uğursan couldn't finish the play. Çağdaş Akkan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sefa Sarduç having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Çağdaş Akkan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sefa Sarduç was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. In the 33rd match minute, Keles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Çağdaş Akkan to maneuver through the defense. 36 minutes into the match, Queens Park Junkies's goal looked a bit too open when Coşkun Uğursan came free, but Sefa Sarduç reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Queens Park Junkies's zone, Çağdaş Akkan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sefa Sarduç came out of the goal and Çağdaş Akkan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Özal Dilsafa's late challenge caught a Keles's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Özal Dilsafa helped the player get up and apologised. In the 41st minute of the match Fevzi Barbaros shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sefa Sarduç showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Queens Park Junkies's Sefa Sarduç played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Coşkun Uğursan in the 42nd minute of play. Çağdaş Akkan struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Sefa Sarduç didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Keles. 48 minutes into the match, Keles's goalkeeper Kerimhan İklim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Seyfullah Rahmi.

In the 57th minute Çağdaş Akkan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sefa Sarduç saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Keles's Hüseyin Tarhan got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 62nd minute, Emin Karanalp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Seyfullah Rahmi in the 65th minute of play forced Keles's goalkeeper Kerimhan İklim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ali Haydar Uzer kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the match, Queens Park Junkies's goalkeeper Sefa Sarduç had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Coşkun Uğursan. Aktan Kiray sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Çağdaş Akkan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sefa Sarduç was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. After 76 minutes, Şakir Şam mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Queens Park Junkies and the Keles players grew even worse after the yellow card. 79 minutes had been played when some careless play by Queens Park Junkies's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fevzi Barbaros was slow to take the kick. During this time Keles's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Fevzi Barbaros almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Queens Park Junkies's Sefa Sarduç did a great save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Çağdaş Akkan in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sefa Sarduç prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Keles's Çağdaş Akkan in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Queens Park Junkies's goalie prevented a goal. Coşkun Uğursan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Sefa Sarduç tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Keles played a much better game than Queens Park Junkies and deserved their victory. The Queens Park Junkies players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.