U18 League

Gothic Souls Arena
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ali Berkant Akaydın took the kick off in the first half of the match. Hafız Çetinoz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sezer İnan in the 3rd minute of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Karapinar's goal looked a bit too open when Sezer İnan came free, but Hafız Çetinoz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th match minute, Gothic Souls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cemil Aksungur to maneuver through the defense. 6 minutes into the game, Gani Bahar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Karapinar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gothic Souls the free kick. Oktay Duran received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Hafız Çetinoz came out and tried to block the shot, but Oktay Duran slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 9th minute. In the 11th minute, Oktay Duran reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hafız Çetinoz. The goal made the score 2-0. The supporters of Gothic Souls booed when Karapinar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eyüp Gariboğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Mehmet Anıl Belge in the 14th minute really tested Hafız Çetinoz's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Hafız Çetinoz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cemil Aksungur in the 15th minute of the match. 16 minutes in the game, Cemil Aksungur dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. After a rather tough play, Gothic Souls's Cumali Radi got a free kick in the 19th minute. 20 minutes into the match, Karapinar's Eyüp Gariboğlu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Güneri Ula narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Gothic Souls's Oktay Duran slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Hafız Çetinoz. That made the score 3-0 after 22 minutes of play. Gani Bahar kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Karapinar's Alperen Subutay got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Asım Arif Tunçbilek during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Asım Arif Tunçbilek hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Asım Arif Tunçbilek was shown his second yellow card after 37 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 39th minute, Sezer İnan 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. Gothic Souls's Güneri Ula played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cemil Savtekin in the 43rd minute of play. In the 48th minute Gani Bahar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Güneri Ula saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

Oktay Duran's late challenge caught a Karapinar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Oktay Duran helped the player get up and apologised. In the 56th minute, Cemil Savtekin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Karapinar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. An unexpected shot in the 62nd minute by Gani Bahar got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After 63 minutes of play, Karapinar's Alperen Subutay made it 5-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Güneri Ula was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Alperen Subutay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gani Bahar got free with Güneri Ula in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 73 minutes into the match, Gothic Souls's goalkeeper Güneri Ula had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gani Bahar. Gothic Souls's Güneri Ula played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cemil Savtekin in the 76th minute of play. In the 79th minute, Mehmet Bedri Korhan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alperen Subutay got free with Güneri Ula in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ali Berkant Akaydın hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Gothic Souls's Mehmet Anıl Belge couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 89th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Karapinar. 91 minutes into the match, Karapinar's goal looked a bit too open when Oktay Duran came free, but Hafız Çetinoz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Gani Bahar could shoot a difficult shot in the 93rd minute, which Güneri Ula however easily saved by the left post. In the 95th minute Sezer İnan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hafız Çetinoz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hafız Çetinoz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sezer İnan in the 96th minute of the match. Gothic Souls's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.