League

Berdan Arena
Spectators: 8408 (Terracing: 6306, Seating: 1934, VIP seats: 168) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yiğit Haşmetli got the match started through his kick off. Indiana University's Frits Lenoir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Derman Tuğaltay in the 3rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yiğit Haşmetli in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Songur Alyakut prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Yiğit Haşmetli sped through GAZİKENT FK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Songur Alyakut. Songur Alyakut showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yiğit Haşmetli in the 10th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Yiğit Haşmetli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Songur Alyakut was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. If Yiğit Haşmetli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Frits Lenoir was out of position in the 17 minute of play, and Derman Tuğaltay capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Derman Tuğaltay really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Asaf Aktaç could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Frits Lenoir made a huge save. Gafur Demirkan was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 27 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Indiana University fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 27th minute. Penalty! Indiana University's Okanay Kiram quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Emirşah Akşit, made in the 35th minute of the game. Gwidon Wiatrak in the 44thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Frits Lenoir, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Frits Lenoir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Derman Tuğaltay in the 46th minute of play. When Battal Gazi Bozdağ fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GAZİKENT FK's protests and gave Battal Gazi Bozdağ a yellow card for diving instead. In the 47th minute, Battal Gazi Bozdağ hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Frits Lenoir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filomeno De Putter, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. GAZİKENT FK's Fırat Şanberk was substituted for Battal Gazi Bozdağ. 57 minutes into the game, Asaf Aktaç threw the ball into play from the sideline. Indiana University's Okanay Kiram quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Özalp Haliloğlu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Songur Alyakut firmly grabbed it by the left post. Frits Lenoir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Derman Tuğaltay in the 62nd minute of the match. If Filomeno De Putter had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Songur Alyakut made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Ata Oğuzcan sent off a good shot on target. Songur Alyakut showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Özalp Haliloğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. After a rather tough play, GAZİKENT FK's Aybek Sadreddin got a free kick in the 74th minute. Asaf Aktaç made in the 78th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Indiana University's Okanay Kiram. Doğan Gençoğlu made in the 82nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Asaf Aktaç immediately put the ball in play. İbrahim Zikri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Songur Alyakut tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Songur Alyakut took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mustafa Kemal Akman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Doğan Gençoğlu fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GAZİKENT FK's protests and gave Doğan Gençoğlu a yellow card for diving instead. 95 minutes into the game, Asaf Aktaç threw the ball into play from the sideline. Indiana University's Mustafa Kemal Akman quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. For all the effort they put into the match, the Indiana University players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for GAZİKENT FK.