U18 League

YAMAN ARENA
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aydın Ilıcan kicked off to start the match. In the 9th minute, Ahmet Rıfat Tokuşhan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ahmet Rıfat Tokuşhan fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Birvan Spor Kulübü's protests and gave Ahmet Rıfat Tokuşhan a yellow card for diving instead. In the 12th match minute, Birvan Spor Kulübü was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Rıfat Tokuşhan to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 13 minutes, Aydın Ilıcan put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Ali Niyaz. 19 minutes into the match, Yaman Academy®'s goal looked a bit too open when Bilal Cezar came free, but Ceyhan Yavuz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 19 minutes of play, Birvan Spor Kulübü's Bilal Cezar made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ceyhan Yavuz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Aydın Ilıcan kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. The supporters of Birvan Spor Kulübü booed when Yaman Academy® was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aydın Ilıcan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 26 played minutes Yaman Academy® got a freekick which was hit by Mehmet Ediz Torgay. After a rather tough play, Birvan Spor Kulübü's Alphan Sati got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 30th minute Aydın Ilıcan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Niyaz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Birvan Spor Kulübü getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Hakan Ongay hit a great ball. Ali Niyaz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aydın Ilıcan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ali Niyaz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aydın Ilıcan, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bilal Cezar to make the kick off. In the 50th match minute, Yaman Academy® was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Reha Beyhan to maneuver through the defense. In the 52ndth minute of the game Aydın Ilıcan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Birvan Spor Kulübü's Ali Niyaz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alphan Sati kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aydın Ilıcan in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ali Niyaz saved Birvan Spor Kulübü from getting behind. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Yaman Academy®'s goalkeeper Ceyhan Yavuz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hakan Ongay charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hakan Ongay the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd match minute, Birvan Spor Kulübü was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hakan Ongay to maneuver through the defense. Arif Egemen Tümen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Niyaz having to interfere. In the 68thth minute of the game Aydın Ilıcan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Birvan Spor Kulübü's Ali Niyaz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ali Niyaz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aydın Ilıcan in the 73rd minute of play. In the 77th minute Aydın Ilıcan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Niyaz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bilal Cezar might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ceyhan Yavuz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bilal Cezar ran back to his position shaking his head. In a very dangerous position, a player in Birvan Spor Kulübü fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 82nd minute. Penalty! The audience thought a goal was coming when Barbaros Sarih got free with Ceyhan Yavuz in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 87thth minute of the game Aydın Ilıcan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Birvan Spor Kulübü's Ali Niyaz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 89 minutes, Ahmet Reha Beyhan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Yaman Academy® and the Birvan Spor Kulübü players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Yaman Academy® getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Ahmet Reha Beyhan hit a great ball. Birvan Spor Kulübü were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.