League

Hakkari
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mustafa Ekrem Öztunç started the match with the kick off. Mehmet Akif Özay stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Qu Ling Lin's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. When Qu Ling Lin came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Poppy FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Qu Ling Lin couldn't finish the play. Hakkari's Mehmet Akif Özay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qu Ling Lin in the 9th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Qu Ling Lin 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. Mehmet Akif Özay stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Qu Ling Lin's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Ahmet Hafiz Kumanbay might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mehmet Akif Özay. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ahmet Hafiz Kumanbay ran back to his position shaking his head. Mehmet Akif Özay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrik Flinck in the 27th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 30 minutes into the game, when Göksel İhsan put in a rough tackle. Sertel Adıvar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ecevit Başkurt in the 39th minute of play. After 40 minutes of play, Hakkari's Mustafa Ekrem Öztunç made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sertel Adıvar was left in no man's land by his defense there! 43 minutes into the match, Hakkari's goal looked a bit too open when Qu Ling Lin came free, but Mehmet Akif Özay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Qu Ling Lin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Mehmet Akif Özay made a huge save. In the 54th minute, Hakkari's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Qu Ling Lin fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 56th match minute, Poppy FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bedir Şirvan to maneuver through the defense. Sertel Adıvar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mustafa Ekrem Öztunç in the 57th minute of the match. After having played for 58 minutes, Qu Ling Lin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Poppy FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Qu Ling Lin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Poppy FC's Damian Brack got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 66th minute, Patrik Flinck ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mehmet Akif Özay was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. 69 minutes into the game, Qu Ling Lin recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Mehmet Akif Özay. Qu Ling Lin showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. Qu Ling Lin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Mehmet Akif Özay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mutlu Yamanöz charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mutlu Yamanöz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Hakkari getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Mutlu Yamanöz hit a great ball. 77 minutes into the match, Poppy FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mustafa Ekrem Öztunç came free, but Sertel Adıvar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Qu Ling Lin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mehmet Akif Özay came out and tried to block the shot, but Qu Ling Lin slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 80th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Veysel Apaydın during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Veysel Apaydın kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Hakkari's Mehmet Akif Özay proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Hakkari from getting a goal against them. In the 86th minute of the match, Qu Ling Lin got a very nice opportunity to score, but Mehmet Akif Özay was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 88 minutes into the match, Qu Ling Lin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mehmet Akif Özay. Hakkari's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Qu Ling Lin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. In the 92nd minute of the match Poppy FC got a corner. Hakkari's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Qu Ling Lin ran over to the corner to take the kick. Mehmet Akif Özay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qu Ling Lin in the 93rd minute of play. The Hakkari fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Poppy FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.