League

Sinanpaşa Arena
Spectators: 7194 (Terracing: 5397, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aybars Türkol kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the match, Afyonspor's goal looked a bit too open when Aybars Türkol came free, but Tarık Hürol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ünsal Talayhan might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tarık Hürol. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ünsal Talayhan ran back to his position shaking his head. 8 minutes into the match, Afyonspor's goal looked a bit too open when Erdi Ergüner came free, but Tarık Hürol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cemil Salar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 11th minute Aybars Türkol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tarık Hürol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Afyonspor's Tarık Hürol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Necmi Uğursoy in the 14th minute of play. Tarık Hürol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aybars Türkol, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Afyonspor's Tarık Hürol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erdi Ergüner in the 21st minute of play. Murat Güngör made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tuncer Hedef in the 23rd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Ünsal Talayhan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tarık Hürol. Afyonspor's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ünsal Talayhan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 27 minutes into the match, Afyonspor's goal looked a bit too open when Ünsal Talayhan came free, but Tarık Hürol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Aybars Türkol's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tarık Hürol was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. In the 35th minute, Cenan Çağlayan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sokrates fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. When Erdi Ergüner fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sokrates's protests and gave Erdi Ergüner a yellow card for diving instead. Murat Güngör stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cemil Salar's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. 44 minutes into the match, Afyonspor's goal looked a bit too open when Aybars Türkol came free, but Tarık Hürol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tarık Hürol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erdi Ergüner in the 45th minute of play. Gafur İçten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Sokrates were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cemil Salar to strike the kick off in the second half. Tarık Hürol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Necmi Uğursoy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Erdi Ergüner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 56 minutes into the game, Erdi Ergüner cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Tarık Hürol was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Erdi Ergüner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 61 minutes into the match, Afyonspor's goal looked a bit too open when Aybars Türkol came free, but Tarık Hürol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, Tuncer Hedef had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Murat Güngör. Sokrates's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tuncer Hedef was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. 68 minutes into the match, Afyonspor's goal looked a bit too open when Aybars Türkol came free, but Tarık Hürol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Afyonspor's goalkeeper Tarık Hürol had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erdi Ergüner. Aybars Türkol received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tarık Hürol came out and tried to block the shot, but Aybars Türkol slotted it home off the left post making it 2-4 in the 71st minute. Tarık Hürol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aybars Türkol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ünsal Talayhan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tarık Hürol came out and tried to block the shot, but Ünsal Talayhan slotted it home off the left post making it 2-5 in the 78th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erdi Ergüner got free with Tarık Hürol in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 88 minutes into the match, Afyonspor's goal looked a bit too open when Aybars Türkol came free, but Tarık Hürol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sokrates's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.