U21 League

İSTANBUL İNÖNÜ STADI
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gökalp Behram kicked off to start the match. The supporters of B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine booed when AYYILDIZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. İbrahim Ethem Reşit didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rahman Koral might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Haldun Birtan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rahman Koral ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 8th minute, Seyhun Talip made a precise shot to the right of Haldun Birtan. AYYILDIZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 11 minutes into the match, Seyhun Talip had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Haldun Birtan. AYYILDIZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Seyhun Talip was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 15th match minute, AYYILDIZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yıldırım Yaman to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st minute, Seyhun Talip made a precise shot to the right of Haldun Birtan. AYYILDIZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. In the 23rd minute, Emrah Newell made a precise shot to the right of Haldun Birtan. AYYILDIZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. In the 26th minute Džeko Batshuayi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haldun Birtan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aşır Berkkan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Haldun Birtan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Seyhun Talip, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. İbrahim Ethem Reşit could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Namık Hinoğlu made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Seyhun Talip in the 38th minute of play forced AYYILDIZ's goalkeeper Haldun Birtan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to AYYILDIZ getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Gökalp Behram hit a great ball. In the 41st minute of the match Aybek Selil shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Haldun Birtan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Haldun Birtan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Džeko Batshuayi, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 44th minute, B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's Aybek Selil seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Aybek Selil the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Aybek Selil had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Gökalp Behram recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Emrah Newell managed to get in a good position for a shot. B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's supporters rose to their feet, but Emrah Newell was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Haldun Birtan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 61st minute, Rahman Koral 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. B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's Džeko Batshuayi got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emrah Newell got free with Haldun Birtan in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 67th minute of the match B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine got a corner. AYYILDIZ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Džeko Batshuayi ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's Džeko Batshuayi to fire away a dangerous shot which Haldun Birtan despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. If Gökalp Behram had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 71 minutes into the match, B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's goal looked a bit too open when Aşır Berkkan came free, but Namık Hinoğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Haldun Birtan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emrah Newell in the 75th minute. Haldun Birtan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emrah Newell in the 81st minute. 81 minutes into the match, Emrah Newell notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of AYYILDIZ's Haldun Birtan. Haldun Birtan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 0-8 became the score in the 84th minute when Džeko Batshuayi elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Gökalp Behram sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rahman Koral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haldun Birtan having to interfere. Džeko Batshuayi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Haldun Birtan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.