League

MBE Park
Spectators: 7202 (Terracing: 5403, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) MaZGaL FK's Salih Vafi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 3 played minutes MaZGaL FK got a freekick which was hit by Batıray Esentürk. Yüce Öztürk in the 6thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Abbas Tuğsavan, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. MaZGaL FK's Abbas Tuğsavan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yalçın Yasun in the 16th minute of play. İhsan Akbaş didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Salih Vafi went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. İhsan Akbaş made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salih Vafi in the 24th minute of play. MaZGaL FK's Abbas Tuğsavan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save MaZGaL FK from getting a goal against them. Abbas Tuğsavan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yalçın Yasun in the 30th minute of play. Tim Arvidsson might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abbas Tuğsavan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tim Arvidsson ran back to his position shaking his head. Abbas Tuğsavan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tim Arvidsson in the 34th minute. 44 minutes into the game, Tim Arvidsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Abbas Tuğsavan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tim Arvidsson scored 3-1 in the 48th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Abbas Tuğsavan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tim Arvidsson made a kick off. In the 56th minute, Tim Arvidsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MBE Spor fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tim Arvidsson in the 61st minute of play forced MaZGaL FK's goalkeeper Abbas Tuğsavan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Tim Arvidsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. MBE Spor's supporters rose to their feet, but Tim Arvidsson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abbas Tuğsavan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 68th minute Gazanfer Özcan Poyraz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but İhsan Akbaş saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Salih Vafi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without İhsan Akbaş having to interfere. İhsan Akbaş showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salih Vafi, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gazanfer Özcan Poyraz got free with İhsan Akbaş in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to MaZGaL FK getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Rüstem Karhan hit a great ball. 78 minutes into the game, İlker Ülküsel threw the ball into play from the sideline. MBE Spor's Yüce Öztürk quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Tim Arvidsson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 80 minutes, Yalçın Yasun managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MBE Spor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yalçın Yasun was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the MaZGaL FK defense, Tim Arvidsson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Abbas Tuğsavan. The MaZGaL FK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Abbas Tuğsavan should have stopped the shot. Abbas Tuğsavan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tim Arvidsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Abbas Tuğsavan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yalçın Yasun, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. In the 89th minute, Yalçın Yasun ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abbas Tuğsavan was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-1. The supporters of MaZGaL FK booed when MBE Spor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erol Eraslan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Instead of passing the ball, Artaç Lami made a really hard long shot towards goal. MBE Spor's İhsan Akbaş realized he got lucky when he saw the ball passing the outside of the left post. Abdullah Durdu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without İhsan Akbaş having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. MBE Spor had played much better football throughout.