U23 League

ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎ ᗩᖇEᑎᗩ
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's Ahmet Danış Yıldız started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's goal looked a bit too open when Hızır Zeynelabidin came free, but Baki Nuh reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 4th minute, ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's Yusuf Ziya İltan seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Yusuf Ziya İltan the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Yusuf Ziya İltan had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 4 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ! Baki Nuh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hızır Zeynelabidin in the 9th minute of play. When XL-Azrail Team's Hayri Sözmen in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's goalie prevented a goal. In the 11th minute of the match XL-Azrail Team got a corner. ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mert İlker ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on XL-Azrail Team's corner Mert İlker fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Baki Nuh quite easily take care of the ball. ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's Berke Topçam got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ahmet Danış Yıldız could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Fikri Zorlu made a huge save. In the 21st minute, Kaan Aslan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Baki Nuh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hayri Sözmen, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. XL-Azrail Team were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mert İlker took the corner. Berke Topçam was extremely unlucky when he, in the 30th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Fikri Zorlu came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's Berke Topçam. But to his dismay, Berke Topçam quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hayri Sözmen in the 36th minute of play forced ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's goalkeeper Baki Nuh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fikri Zorlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Berke Topçam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fikri Zorlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Berke Topçam in the 40th minute of the match. Ahmet Korcan Özerhan hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. The long shot by Devlet Paksoy in the 42nd minute really tested Fikri Zorlu'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. Fikri Zorlu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hakkı Sezgen in the 43rd minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hayri Sözmen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Berke Topçam in the 51st minute of play forced XL-Azrail Team's goalkeeper Fikri Zorlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's Baki Nuh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hayri Sözmen in the 59th minute of play. XL-Azrail Team's Fikri Zorlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berke Topçam in the 61st minute of play. After a rather tough play, ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ's Devlet Paksoy got a free kick in the 62nd minute. A collision led to ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Duran Vefakar hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in XL-Azrail Team's zone, Devlet Paksoy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fikri Zorlu came out of the goal and Devlet Paksoy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Baki Nuh made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Hızır Zeynelabidin sent off a good shot on target. In the 76th minute, Berke Topçam made a precise shot to the right of Fikri Zorlu. XL-Azrail Team's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Fikri Zorlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hakkı Sezgen, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 81st minute Berke Topçam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fikri Zorlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to XL-Azrail Team getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Mert İlker hit a great ball. 84 minutes into the match, Berke Topçam notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of XL-Azrail Team's Fikri Zorlu. Fikri Zorlu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Fikri Zorlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Danış Yıldız in the 92nd minute of the match. Ahmet Danış Yıldız fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fikri Zorlu having to interfere. ᗩᔕᒪᗩᑎғᴋ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of XL-Azrail Team for a fine match.