League

Istanbul Arena
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Ben Brereton made the kick off and thus started the match. Orbay Ahmetoğlu might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Turgay Şeren. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Orbay Ahmetoğlu ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 11th 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. Turgay Şeren made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Orbay Ahmetoğlu sent off a good shot on target. When Talatpaşa Gençlikspor's Ben Brereton in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye IstanBulls FC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Ben Brereton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zekai Hiçsönmez was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Yakup Kadri Keçeli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zekai Hiçsönmez having to interfere. If Hazar Özcam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zekai Hiçsönmez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yakup Kadri Keçeli in the 27th minute of the match. Turgay Şeren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orbay Ahmetoğlu in the 28th minute of play. Hazar Taştan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, IstanBulls FC's Hazar Taştan got a free kick in the 39th minute. Zekai Hiçsönmez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ben Brereton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Hazar Özcam came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Talatpaşa Gençlikspor fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hazar Özcam couldn't finish the play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hazar Taştan to strike the kick off in the second half. Ben Brereton might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zekai Hiçsönmez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ben Brereton ran back to his position shaking his head. Ben Brereton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zekai Hiçsönmez having to interfere. In the 58thth minute of the game Ben Brereton 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. Ben Brereton might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zekai Hiçsönmez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ben Brereton ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to IstanBulls FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Tuncay İlter hit a great ball. After having played for 63 minutes, Ben Brereton managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Talatpaşa Gençlikspor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ben Brereton was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ben Brereton in the 64th minute of play forced IstanBulls FC's goalkeeper Zekai Hiçsönmez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Orbay Ahmetoğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ben Brereton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ben Brereton came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Talatpaşa Gençlikspor fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ben Brereton couldn't finish the play. Ben Brereton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ben Brereton got free with Zekai Hiçsönmez in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 91 played minutes IstanBulls FC got a freekick which was hit by Orbay Ahmetoğlu. Talatpaşa Gençlikspor were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.