League

Balgat
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Ahmet Fikret Tanyol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Savaşer Kadrettin in the 4th minute of play. Ahmet Fikret Tanyol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ceyhun Öğüç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Balgat's Arkın İrfan pulled a muscle in his leg after 10 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Savaşer Kadrettin charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Savaşer Kadrettin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Balgat booed when Mengen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Savaşer Kadrettin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Savaşer Kadrettin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ahmet Fikret Tanyol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Savaşer Kadrettin, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Ahmet Fikret Tanyol didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Savaşer Kadrettin went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After having played for 21 minutes, Savaşer Kadrettin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mengen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Savaşer Kadrettin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bilgehan Turs short, quick shot in the 24thth minute got İdris Kalender to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Mengen's İdris Kalender proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Mengen from getting a goal against them. In the 33rd minute, Savaşer Kadrettin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bilgehan Tur recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ahmet Fikret Tanyol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Savaşer Kadrettin, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Ceyhun Öğüç's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ahmet Fikret Tanyol read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. İdris Kalender showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Asım Çetinalp, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Savaşer Kadrettin to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Balgat's Selman Niyazi got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Arda Tatu hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. 57 minutes into the game, Bumin Tokuş was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mengen's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Balgat the free kick. After a rather tough play, Mengen's Bumin Tokuş got a free kick in the 57th minute. With his leg Ahmet Fikret Tanyol managed to avoid a goal in the 61stth minute, when Mengen's Ceyhun Öğüç fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Mehmet Halis İlhan hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Ahmet Fikret Tanyol was out of position in the 63 minute of play, and Ceyhun Öğüç capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ceyhun Öğüç really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. İdris Kalender took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Asım Çetinalp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ahmet Fikret Tanyol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Savaşer Kadrettin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bilgehan Tur sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ahmet Fikret Tanyol made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ceyhun Öğüç in the 83rd minute. In the 84th minute Savaşer Kadrettin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmet Fikret Tanyol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Balgat's Ahmet Fikret Tanyol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Savaşer Kadrettin in the 87th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Savaşer Kadrettin in the 97th minute of play forced Balgat's goalkeeper Ahmet Fikret Tanyol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Mengen eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.