League

Istanbul Arena
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) IstanBulls FC's Hazar Taştan 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. Fly High to Glory's Necat Tarancı got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 13thth minute of the game Necat Tarancı who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but IstanBulls FC's Zekai Hiçsönmez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Necat Tarancı sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Buğrahan Mengü had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 23 played minutes IstanBulls FC got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Nedim Keskin. After 25 minutes, Ahmet Nedim Keskin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the IstanBulls FC and the Fly High to Glory players grew even worse after the yellow card. 28 minutes into the game, Fly High to Glory's Buğrahan Mengü nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zekai Hiçsönmez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in IstanBulls FC's zone, Buğrahan Mengü stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zekai Hiçsönmez came out of the goal and Buğrahan Mengü tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zekai Hiçsönmez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Necat Tarancı, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. IstanBulls FC's Zekai Hiçsönmez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Buğrahan Mengü in the 44th minute of play. In the 47th minute, Hazar Taştan 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. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 54th minute, Necat Tarancı made a precise shot to the right of Zekai Hiçsönmez. IstanBulls FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. In the 57th minute, IstanBulls FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Necat Tarancı fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Buğrahan Mengü in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zekai Hiçsönmez saved IstanBulls FC from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet as Buğrahan Mengü kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zekai Hiçsönmez. That made the score 0-4 in the 61 minute of play. If Buğrahan Mengü had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 66 minutes into the game, Hazar Taştan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. IstanBulls FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Fly High to Glory the free kick. Hazar Taştan kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. In the 68th minute Buğrahan Mengü shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zekai Hiçsönmez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Buğrahan Mengü in the 72nd minute of play forced IstanBulls FC's goalkeeper Zekai Hiçsönmez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 0-5 became the score in the 83rd minute when Buğrahan Mengü elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Necat Tarancı sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Hazar Taştan was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 92 minutes had been played. Necat Tarancı sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 96 played minutes IstanBulls FC got a freekick which was hit by Behzat Hürmüz. In the 98th minute, Necat Tarancı left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fly High to Glory fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6.