U18 League

Ali Gaffar Okan Stad
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Gencer Özal charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gencer Özal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆ getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Gencer Özal hit a great ball. In the 5th minute, Nazım Batırhan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The H E P T A N FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 9 minutes into the match, ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s goal looked a bit too open when Nazım Batırhan came free, but Hidayet Kudret reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hidayet Kudret showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nazım Batırhan, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 17th minute, Mehmet Hakkı Özerk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 19th minute Ali Orhan Özmen managed to get in a great position but fired away a sharp shot that went outside the goal on the goalie's right hand side. It could just as well have been a goal. In the 20th match minute, H E P T A N FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Olcay Orkun Usun to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st minute Ali Orhan Özmen saw that he had a good position to shoot and he shot a long ball on target, but the ball went just outside the left post. After a rather tough play, H E P T A N FC's Can Özgenc got a free kick in the 21st minute. Gencer Özal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Aktaç Kirtekin made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Olcay Orkun Usun during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Olcay Orkun Usun hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. The long shot by Ali Orhan Özmen in the 27th minute really tested Aktaç Kirtekin'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. In the 29th minute, Garip Tunçkılıç hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 32nd minute, H E P T A N FC's Yusuf Bahadır Sunay seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Yusuf Bahadır Sunay the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of H E P T A N FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Yusuf Bahadır Sunay had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 32nd minute, one of H E P T A N FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for H E P T A N FC. Ali Orhan Özmen walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. 40 minutes into the match, Ali Orhan Tankan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Aktaç Kirtekin, 1-1. The audience held their breath when Olcay Orkun Usun in the 46th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Hidayet Kudret's left hand side. 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.

53 minutes into the match, ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s goalkeeper Hidayet Kudret had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nazım Batırhan. Mehmet Hakkı Özerk's late challenge caught a ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mehmet Hakkı Özerk helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, H E P T A N FC's Mehmet Hakkı Özerk got a free kick in the 55th minute. In the 59th minute of the match, Peker Erentürk tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Hidayet Kudret saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nazım Batırhan got free with Hidayet Kudret in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 75 minutes into the match, H E P T A N FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gencer Özal came free, but Aktaç Kirtekin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aktaç Kirtekin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yağızalp Altuner in the 77th minute of play. Nazım Batırhan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Hidayet Kudret made a huge save. Nazım Batırhan came free with the goalkeeper in the 82nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Hidayet Kudret could save by the left post. In the 85th minute Basri Sökmen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aktaç Kirtekin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s Hidayet Kudret proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆ from getting a goal against them. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.