U18 League

Akhisar Stadyum
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Yiğit Dikmen started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Şensoy Ergüner hit a great ball. AKHisaR's Mustafa Emrah Ulusoy got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rıfat Müfit made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Arslan Çubukcu sent off a good shot on target. Rıfat Müfit took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mustafa Emrah Ulusoy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th minute, Yiğit Dikmen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's Rıfat Müfit played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Necdet Baştugay in the 20th minute of play. After some careless play in the AKHisaR defense, Okanalp Akaltan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Peker Baycan. The AKHisaR fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Peker Baycan should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's Okanalp Akaltan got a free kick in the 27th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Oğuz Müşfik in the 29th minute of play forced AKHisaR's goalkeeper Peker Baycan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 30 played minutes AKHisaR got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Necdet Baştugay. In the 31st minute, Necaettin Pınar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rıfat Müfit was out of position in the 36 minute of play, and Mustafa Emrah Ulusoy capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mustafa Emrah Ulusoy really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's zone, Anıl Baran Duran stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rıfat Müfit came out of the goal and Anıl Baran Duran tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rıfat Müfit made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Mustafa Emrah Ulusoy sent off a good shot on target. Şensoy Ergüner hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aşık Arıcan during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's Aşık Arıcan got a free kick in the 44th minute. The long shot by Arslan Çubukcu in the 44th minute really tested Rıfat Müfit'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. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mustafa Emrah Ulusoy stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Peker Baycan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yiğit Dikmen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anıl Baran Duran recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 59th minute, Melih Esraf hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 60 minutes, Arslan Çubukcu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AKHisaR's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arslan Çubukcu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 64 played minutes KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS got a freekick which was hit by Halit Mertkal. When Arif Oğuz Müşfik fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's protests and gave Arif Oğuz Müşfik a yellow card for diving instead. Anıl Baran Duran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rıfat Müfit having to interfere. AKHisaR's Peker Baycan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yiğit Dikmen in the 87th minute of play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.