League

Topaltı Arena
Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) Basmane Texas's Gürsel Aksel 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. Teoman Dilazad acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 7th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Lionel-Andrés Messia. Gürsel Aksel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 14 minutes into the match, YuSuF's goalkeeper Teoman Dilazad had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gürsel Aksel. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sebastián Abreu in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Franco Armani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When YuSuF's Sebastián Abreu in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Basmane Texas's goalie prevented a goal. After 21 minutes, Ilgaz Yöner mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the YuSuF and the Basmane Texas players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to YuSuF getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Ilgaz Yöner hit a great ball. If Gürsel Aksel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Sebastián Abreu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ulvi Gencal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Teoman Dilazad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 38th minute, Gürsel Aksel reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Teoman Dilazad. The goal made the score 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastián Abreu in the 43rd minute of play forced Basmane Texas's goalkeeper Franco Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastián Abreu might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Franco Armani. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sebastián Abreu ran back to his position shaking his head.

YuSuF's Oğuzhan Öksak was substituted for Baturay Baltaş. In the 59th minute Gürsel Aksel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teoman Dilazad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Franco Armani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastián Abreu in the 61st minute of the match. Basmane Texas's Ulvi Gencal got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Erik Allikmäe charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Erik Allikmäe the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Erik Allikmäe hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Gürsel Aksel scored 3-1 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Teoman Dilazad, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Basmane Texas's Franco Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastián Abreu in the 78th minute of play. In the 79th match minute, Basmane Texas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ayi Yılmaz to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st minute, Sebastián Abreu 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. In the 84th minute Gürsel Aksel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teoman Dilazad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kaan Ayhan hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Gürsel Aksel might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Teoman Dilazad. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gürsel Aksel ran back to his position shaking his head. Franco Armani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastián Abreu in the 92nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kerry Covillon during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sebastián Abreu 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. Basmane Texas's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.