U23 League

XL-Azrail Stadium
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) MARAZZINO's Mirza Bostan 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. The long shot by Ali Berkant Reşan in the 4th minute really tested Mehmet Kerem's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Kurtuluş Tekdoğan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lefter Sönmez during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lefter Sönmez kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. MARAZZINO's Mehmet Kerem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hızır Zeynelabidin in the 20th minute of play. When Mert Nurdag fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MARAZZINO's protests and gave Mert Nurdag a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of XL-Azrail Team booed when MARAZZINO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mert Nurdag didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 26th minute, Gur Aslan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. MARAZZINO's Mehmet Kerem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hızır Zeynelabidin in the 27th minute of play. In the 36th minute Mirza Bostan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Recep Talha Bircan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 36 minutes of play, MARAZZINO's Mirza Bostan made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Recep Talha Bircan was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the match had gone on for 57 minutes, Mirza Bostan took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Recep Talha Bircan to make any attempt to save it. Mehmet Kerem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mert İlker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Recep Talha Bircan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mirza Bostan in the 67th minute of play. Mehmet Kerem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mert İlker in the 69th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gur Aslan in the 71st minute of play forced MARAZZINO's goalkeeper Mehmet Kerem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the match, XL-Azrail Team's goal looked a bit too open when Mirza Bostan came free, but Recep Talha Bircan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute, Lütfi Özyurek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th minute of the match Lefter Sönmez shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mehmet Kerem showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 78th match minute, XL-Azrail Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Korkut Algın to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taško Kral in the 80th minute of play forced XL-Azrail Team's goalkeeper Recep Talha Bircan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. MARAZZINO were furious when Mete Han was red carded, 86 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The supporters of XL-Azrail Team booed when MARAZZINO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mete Han didn't get a good kick on the ball. XL-Azrail Team's Lefter Sönmez got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lütfi Özyurek hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the MARAZZINO defense, Gur Aslan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mehmet Kerem. The MARAZZINO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mehmet Kerem should have stopped the shot. After 95 played minutes XL-Azrail Team got a freekick which was hit by Ali Berkant Reşan. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched MARAZZINO eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.