U18 League

H.Avni Aker
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Cihan De Bruyne 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. Emin Akbora's late challenge caught a ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emin Akbora helped the player get up and apologised. Emin Akbora kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Alpertunga Akbatu made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Kai Havertz sent off a good shot on target. After 6 played minutes SOFiNiN KEDiSi got a freekick which was hit by Ali Asım Şensal. Orkun Cevar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Uğur Özyay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Uğur Özyay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orkun Cevar, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Uğur Özyay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emin Akbora, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Uğur Özyay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Taha Arıkhan in the 17th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in SOFiNiN KEDiSi's zone, Kahraman Cihaner stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alpertunga Akbatu came out of the goal and Kahraman Cihaner tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Uğur Özyay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Asım Şensal, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 22nd match minute, ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kahraman Cihaner to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute, ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Hazım Onar seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Hazım Onar the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Hazım Onar had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 26th minute there was a penalty for SOFiNiN KEDiSi. Emin Akbora stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Uğur Özyay. 0-1. Orkun Cevar took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Uğur Özyay. Uğur Özyay dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Uğur Özyay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orkun Cevar, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After having played for 35 minutes, Ali Asım Şensal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SOFiNiN KEDiSi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ali Asım Şensal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 39 minutes into the match, Taha Arıkhan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Uğur Özyay. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Taha Arıkhan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Uğur Özyay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Asım Şensal in the 43rd minute of the match. The ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. SOFiNiN KEDiSi were winning 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ali Asım Şensal was the one to do the kick off. Cihan De Bruyne charged in rather forcefully in the 51st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cihan De Bruyne the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of SOFiNiN KEDiSi booed when ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cihan De Bruyne didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Ali Asım Şensal came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the SOFiNiN KEDiSi 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 Ali Asım Şensal couldn't finish the play. Uğur Özyay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Taha Arıkhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ali Asım Şensal kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Faik İçöz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Uğur Özyay made a huge save. In the 76th match minute, ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kahraman Cihaner to maneuver through the defense. Uğur Özyay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Asım Şensal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Kahraman Cihaner fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s protests and gave Kahraman Cihaner a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to SOFiNiN KEDiSi getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Emin Akbora hit a great ball. Kai Havertz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alpertunga Akbatu having to interfere. Okanalp Seza kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. In the 96thth minute of the game Orkun Cevar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Uğur Özyay was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. SOFiNiN KEDiSi's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.