U18 League

Darıca İlçe Stadyumu
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) In the 3rd minute, Cihan De Bruyne got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Halit Fahri Seha during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 6 played minutes Darıca Gençlerbirliği got a freekick which was hit by Halit Fahri Seha. 14 minutes into the game, ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Cihan De Bruyne nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ferhat Reis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Kai Havertz might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ferhat Reis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kai Havertz ran back to his position shaking his head. Darıca Gençlerbirliği's Bülent Bucuk managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Kuzey Özdağ in the 21 minute of the game. Ferhat Reis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cihan De Bruyne, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Darıca Gençlerbirliği's attentive İlker Rafiz managed to snatch the ball when Ilkay Gündoğan made a throw-in in the 26th minute of the game.

Ferhat Reis was a little too slow when Cihan De Bruyne got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 53rd minute. The score was now 0-2. Ferhat Reis made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Cihan De Bruyne sent off a good shot on target. In the 62nd minute, İlker Rafiz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Darıca Gençlerbirliği's Ferhat Reis got control of the ball when Cihan De Bruyne tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kai Havertz struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Ferhat Reis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►. Cihan De Bruyne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ferhat Reis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kai Havertz in the 74th minute of the match. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s Cihan De Bruyne got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yiğit Sarıaslan hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Cihan De Bruyne's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ferhat Reis firmly grabbed it by the left post. When Yiğit Sarıaslan fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Darıca Gençlerbirliği's protests and gave Yiğit Sarıaslan a yellow card for diving instead. Yiğit Sarıaslan kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Cihan De Bruyne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.