U23 League

Marcelo A. Bielsa
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) After 7 minutes, Mevlüt Zeyrek mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Newells Old Boys and the HHH players grew even worse after the yellow card. Newells Old Boys's Mahsun Sonalp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mirza Yazar in the 9th minute of play. Mahsun Sonalp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Şansal Mahçupyan in the 12th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, HHH's goalkeeper Derya Güdeş had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mehmet Şefik Zümer. The supporters of Newells Old Boys booed when HHH was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mirza Yazar didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lokman Sağlamtürk got free with Derya Güdeş in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Derya Güdeş made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mevlüt Zeyrek in the 16th minute. Mirza Yazar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mahsun Sonalp having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Newells Old Boys's Temel Ulubaş got a free kick in the 21st minute. After some careless play in the Newells Old Boys defense, Arif Tugay Akadlı kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mahsun Sonalp. The Newells Old Boys fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mahsun Sonalp should have stopped the shot. Mahsun Sonalp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Şansal Mahçupyan in the 29th minute of play. Arif Tugay Akadlı sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. HHH's Derya Güdeş proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save HHH from getting a goal against them. In the 39th minute Lokman Sağlamtürk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Derya Güdeş saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lokman Sağlamtürk was the one to do the kick off. Mahsun Sonalp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arif Tugay Akadlı in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 54th minute Mevlüt Zeyrek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Derya Güdeş saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Newells Old Boys's Mahsun Sonalp got control of the ball when Mirza Yazar tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Temel Ulubaş during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of HHH booed when Newells Old Boys was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Temel Ulubaş didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mahsun Sonalp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Şansal Mahçupyan, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. The supporters of HHH booed when Newells Old Boys was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lokman Sağlamtürk didn't get a good kick on the ball. 73 minutes into the match, HHH's Mirza Yazar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mahsun Sonalp narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mirza Yazar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Mahsun Sonalp made a huge save. 77 minutes into the game, Çetin Elçibey was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Newells Old Boys's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave HHH the free kick. Çetin Elçibey hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. In the 79th minute Arif Tugay Akadlı shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mahsun Sonalp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st minute, HHH's Şansal Mahçupyan ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mahsun Sonalp. Mahsun Sonalp yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. In the 83rd minute, Zikri Temizcan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 84 minutes into the match, Göktuğ Yamaç had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mahsun Sonalp. Newells Old Boys's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Göktuğ Yamaç was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Kıraç Dölek hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Mahsun Sonalp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Göktuğ Yamaç in the 90th minute of the match. After 94 minutes, Bülent Ilgaz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Newells Old Boys and the HHH players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Newells Old Boys getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Bülent Ilgaz hit a great ball. 95 minutes into the match, Göktuğ Yamaç had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mahsun Sonalp. Newells Old Boys's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Göktuğ Yamaç was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. The Newells Old Boys supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching HHH's performance. The match ended with a win for HHH.