U23 League

Uçaksavar Arena
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Umur Afak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilson Perez in the 5th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Vakfıkebir United's zone, Yıldırım Tahsin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Umur Afak came out of the goal and Yıldırım Tahsin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 9th minute, Yıldırım Tahsin 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nilson Perez in the 11th minute of play forced Vakfıkebir United's goalkeeper Umur Afak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Nurkan Öztan in the 12th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by .!1863 Boğaziçi SK's Yıldırım Tahsin. 16 minutes in the game İskender Pekdemir did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Serkan Eldem. With a little luck, Vakfıkebir United's Umur Afak got control of the ball when Cihangir İshak tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Vakfıkebir United's Nurkan Öztan got a free kick in the 26th minute. 29 minutes into the match, .!1863 Boğaziçi SK's Nilson Perez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Umur Afak narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 30 minutes into the match, .!1863 Boğaziçi SK's goal looked a bit too open when Mehmet Hamdi Değirmencioğlu came free, but İsa Ulaç reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Umur Afak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nilson Perez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 34 minutes, Kerimhan Başsoy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vakfıkebir United and the .!1863 Boğaziçi SK players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of .!1863 Boğaziçi SK booed when Vakfıkebir United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kerimhan Başsoy didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Vakfıkebir United's Mehmet Hamdi Değirmencioğlu got a free kick in the 41st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yıldırım Tahsin got free with Umur Afak in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Vakfıkebir United booed when .!1863 Boğaziçi SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yıldırım Tahsin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nilson Perez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Umur Afak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. .!1863 Boğaziçi SK made a substitution. Yavuzalp Öktuna replaced Cihangir İshak. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nilson Perez to make the kick off. In the 54th minute of the game Nurkan Öztan made a throw-in which Ahmet Bülent Timur played forward. If Nilson Perez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Umur Afak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilson Perez, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. The supporters of .!1863 Boğaziçi SK booed when Vakfıkebir United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kerimhan Başsoy didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 58thth minute of the game Nilson Perez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vakfıkebir United's Umur Afak was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nurkan Öztan made in the 63rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Serkan Eldem however managed to control. Muzaffer Beşir was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 64 minutes into the match. In the 64th minute, one of .!1863 Boğaziçi SK:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for .!1863 Boğaziçi SK. The audience thought a goal was coming when Furkan Akkılıç got free with İsa Ulaç in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Adam Tee kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. İsa Ulaç came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Vakfıkebir United's Serkan Eldem. But to his dismay, Serkan Eldem quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. A collision led to .!1863 Boğaziçi SK getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Hasan Ali Eyüpoğlu hit a great ball. After 90 played minutes .!1863 Boğaziçi SK got a freekick which was hit by Nilson Perez. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yavuzalp Öktuna during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When the match had gone on for 96 minutes, Mehmet Hamdi Değirmencioğlu took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for İsa Ulaç to make any attempt to save it. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Vakfıkebir United had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.