League

ArLi Arena
Spectators: 7800 (Terracing: 5851, Seating: 1794, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arda Akgündüz kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Ahmet Nedim Peyami shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Atıf Mengüalp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 4 minutes into the game, Kuzey FK's Kutalp Hatemoğlu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ali Atıf Mengüalp made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Kuzey FK's Cihan Kabil got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Ahmet Nedim Peyami's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ali Atıf Mengüalp was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Kutalp Hatemoğlu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Ali Atıf Mengüalp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ali Atıf Mengüalp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cihan Kabil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 25 minutes into the match, Kuzey FK's goal looked a bit too open when Ekber Azim came free, but Hasan Ali Akatay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arya-Lina's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fevzi Tezkan in the 27th minute. The corner led Arya-Lina's Arda Akgündüz to fire away a dangerous shot which Hasan Ali Akatay despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Kuzey FK's Cihan Kabil got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 36th minute Kutalp Hatemoğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Atıf Mengüalp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th match minute, Kuzey FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Bülent Uygan to maneuver through the defense. After the first half Kuzey FK were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cihan Kabil made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Arya-Lina's goal looked a bit too open when Kutalp Hatemoğlu came free, but Ali Atıf Mengüalp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ahmet Bülent Uygan was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 52nd minute. Kuzey FK's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Kuzey FK's Hasan Ali Akatay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arda Akgündüz in the 58th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Kuzey FK's Recai Emek got a free kick in the 59th minute. Kuzey FK's Neşat Türker was substituted for Esat Yalazabey. After 60 played minutes Kuzey FK got a freekick which was hit by Recai Emek. 63 minutes into the match, Jânio do Valle had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hasan Ali Akatay. Kuzey FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jânio do Valle was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After 68 minutes, Cihan Kabil mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kuzey FK and the Arya-Lina players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 68th minute, Cihan Kabil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 70 played minutes Kuzey FK got a freekick which was hit by Neşat Türker. After 71 played minutes Kuzey FK got a freekick which was hit by Tacettin Özak. Tacettin Özak's late challenge caught a Arya-Lina's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tacettin Özak helped the player get up and apologised. In the 74th minute, Tacettin Özak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 75 minutes into the match, Kuzey FK's goal looked a bit too open when Arda Akgündüz came free, but Hasan Ali Akatay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute, Fevzi Tezkan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79th match minute, Arya-Lina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fevzi Tezkan to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aral Vahapoğlu in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ali Atıf Mengüalp saved Arya-Lina from getting behind. In the 86th minute, Arda Akgündüz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 86 minutes, Cihan Kabil managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kuzey FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cihan Kabil was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 89thth minute of the game Aral Vahapoğlu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arya-Lina's Ali Atıf Mengüalp was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Aral Vahapoğlu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ali Atıf Mengüalp was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arda Akgündüz in the 95th minute of play forced Kuzey FK's goalkeeper Hasan Ali Akatay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kuzey FK were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.