League

Izmir Park
Spectators: 7948 (Terracing: 5962, Seating: 1828, VIP seats: 158) 3 minutes into the match, KOO Tigers's goalkeeper Halil Utku Evvah had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adnan Otaran. Halil Utku Evvah made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Adnan Otaran sent off a good shot on target. Victor Chus kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, KOO Tigers's goalkeeper Halil Utku Evvah had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adnan Otaran. After a rather tough play, İzMiR 08's Emrah Taşdemir got a free kick in the 10th minute. If Lv Lei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ernest Vintilescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lv Lei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute of the match KOO Tigers got a corner. İzMiR 08's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hilmi Onursan ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on KOO Tigers's corner Hilmi Onursan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ernest Vintilescu quite easily take care of the ball. Lv Lei's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ernest Vintilescu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. Halil Utku Evvah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerson Rodrigues in the 20th minute of the match. Gerson Rodrigues received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Halil Utku Evvah tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Simon Courtemanche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When KOO Tigers's Lv Lei in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye İzMiR 08's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Simon Courtemanche got free with Halil Utku Evvah in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lv Lei in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ernest Vintilescu saved İzMiR 08 from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Lv Lei put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Ernest Vintilescu. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind KOO Tigers's goalkeeper Halil Utku Evvah, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. İzMiR 08's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Emrah Taşdemir in the 40th minute. 41 minutes into the match, Lv Lei had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ernest Vintilescu. İzMiR 08's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lv Lei was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The İzMiR 08 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. KOO Tigers were winning 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lv Lei made a kick off. In the 61st minute of the match KOO Tigers got a corner. İzMiR 08's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hilmi Onursan ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led KOO Tigers's Hilmi Onursan to fire away a dangerous shot which Ernest Vintilescu despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. İzMiR 08's Ernest Vintilescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lv Lei in the 62nd minute of play. İzMiR 08's Ernest Vintilescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lv Lei in the 62nd minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, İzMiR 08's goal looked a bit too open when Lv Lei came free, but Ernest Vintilescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Halil Utku Evvah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerson Rodrigues, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. 68 minutes into the match, Lv Lei notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of İzMiR 08's Ernest Vintilescu. Ernest Vintilescu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. KOO Tigers's Désiré Kaká was substituted for Meriç Baytekin. In the 79th minute Adnan Otaran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Halil Utku Evvah saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Désiré Kaká got free with Ernest Vintilescu in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Halil Utku Evvah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simon Courtemanche in the 84th minute of the match. Gökay Alp hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Lv Lei took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ernest Vintilescu. Ernest Vintilescu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. KOO Tigers were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over İzMiR 08's much stronger midfield.