U21 League

ZENO ARENA
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Doğaner Geylan got the match started through his kick off. In the 5thth minute of the game Doğaner Geylan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ZENO's Suphi Güleryüz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Çanakkale's Ferdi Kargin got control of the ball when Yakup Kadri Cilasun tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in ZENO's zone, Tuğrul Usare stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Suphi Güleryüz came out of the goal and Tuğrul Usare tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ferdi Kargin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cahit Ekşioğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 19 played minutes ZENO got a freekick which was hit by Muzaffer Uğursoy. 20 minutes into the game, Çanakkale's Kemalettin Candeğer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Suphi Güleryüz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Caner Çelikkan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Suphi Güleryüz having to interfere. After having played for 27 minutes, Aydemir Kutam managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ZENO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aydemir Kutam was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. ZENO were furious when Turan Ocak was red carded, 33 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Turan Ocak hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 41st match minute, ZENO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hafız Göçer to maneuver through the defense. In the 44th minute Doğaner Geylan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Suphi Güleryüz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to ZENO getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Cahit Ekşioğlu hit a great ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cahit Ekşioğlu to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Cahit Ekşioğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferdi Kargin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th minute Aydemir Kutam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferdi Kargin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 59 played minutes ZENO got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Refik İribaş. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hazar Sadir during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hazar Sadir kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cahit Ekşioğlu in the 69th minute of play forced Çanakkale's goalkeeper Ferdi Kargin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ferdi Kargin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cahit Ekşioğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. With a little luck, ZENO's Suphi Güleryüz got control of the ball when Kuzey Toprak tried to sneak it across the goal line. The ZENO fans' excitement grew in the 83rd match minute when ZENO's Aydemir Kutam looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 85 played minutes ZENO got a freekick which was hit by Hafız Göçer. Ferdi Kargin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aydemir Kutam in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 93rd minute Hafız Göçer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferdi Kargin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ahmet Refik İribaş took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 97th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ferdi Kargin. Çanakkale's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Çanakkale players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ZENO.