U23 League

KARAGÜLLE GOLD ARENA
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Necaettin Pınar got the match started through his kick off. When Barlas Altıncı came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU 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 Barlas Altıncı couldn't finish the play. In the 7th minute Hayyam Saygılı shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saadettin Şahinhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Necaettin Pınar might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abuzer Baysungur. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Necaettin Pınar ran back to his position shaking his head. Abuzer Baysungur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gencer Karasu in the 15th minute of play. In the 23rd minute, KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's Levent User seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Levent User the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Levent User had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 23rd minute. Penalty! The crowd rose to their feet as !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Ömür Oyman slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Saadettin Şahinhan. That made the score 1-0 after 26 minutes of play. Abuzer Baysungur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Necaettin Pınar in the 32nd minute of play. Saadettin Şahinhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ömür Oyman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ataol Usal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ataol Usal in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Saadettin Şahinhan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 55th match minute, KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gencer Karasu to maneuver through the defense. Saadettin Şahinhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barlas Altıncı, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Davide Beckham hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. 66 minutes into the match, KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's goal looked a bit too open when Ömür Oyman came free, but Saadettin Şahinhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 68 played minutes KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS got a freekick which was hit by Gencer Karasu. Saadettin Şahinhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Barlas Altıncı, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Can Turatekin took the corner. The audience thought a goal was coming when Davide Beckham got free with Abuzer Baysungur in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 78th minute of the match Wilfried Zaha shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Saadettin Şahinhan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's Jes Høgh got a free kick in the 79th minute. If Necaettin Pınar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 85 minutes into the game, KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's Gencer Karasu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abuzer Baysungur made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Abuzer Baysungur made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Necaettin Pınar sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Wilfried Zaha hit a great ball. Jes Høgh charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jes Høgh the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's Jes Høgh got a free kick in the 93rd minute. When Asaf Ağın fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KaRaBaĞLaR !! - URAS's protests and gave Asaf Ağın a yellow card for diving instead. In the 94th minute, Asaf Ağın hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Saadettin Şahinhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Can Turatekin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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.