League

Amanos Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ahmet Ali Köken kicked off to start the match. Abdurrahman Yıldız charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abdurrahman Yıldız the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Akatlar JK's Abdurrahman Yıldız got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 15th minute Artun Akgöze shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ertuğrul Tolun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15th minute, Selami Tanyıldız hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Akatlar JK's Samim Vefa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kubilay Tuğsav in the 19th minute of play. When the match clock showed 20 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Kubilay Tuğsav sped through Akatlar JK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Samim Vefa. Baransel Akgüngör hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Kubilay Tuğsav fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samim Vefa having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdurrahman Yıldız in the 37th minute of play forced İskenderun FK's goalkeeper Ertuğrul Tolun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 38 played minutes Akatlar JK got a freekick which was hit by Balamir Bozbey. In the 40th minute Zeki Olguner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ertuğrul Tolun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ahmet Ali Köken in the 41stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Samim Vefa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Artun Akgöze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

56 minutes into the match, Nejat Aşık had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Samim Vefa. Akatlar JK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nejat Aşık was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. In the 59th minute Ahmet Ali Köken shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samim Vefa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zeki Olguner recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artun Akgöze in the 65th minute of play forced İskenderun FK's goalkeeper Ertuğrul Tolun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to İskenderun FK getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Berkan Şemseddin hit a great ball. Kubilay Tuğsav struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Samim Vefa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for İskenderun FK. If Ahmet Ali Köken had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Affan Yatman was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 82 minutes into the match. In the 83rd minute there was a penalty for Akatlar JK. Zülfü Saltık stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ertuğrul Tolun. 3-1. İskenderun FK's Ertuğrul Tolun proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save İskenderun FK from getting a goal against them. Artun Akgöze received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Ertuğrul Tolun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Zeki Olguner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Kubilay Tuğsav sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zeki Olguner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ertuğrul Tolun having to interfere. Many of Akatlar JK's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Akatlar JK may have spent more time on the ball, but İskenderun FK were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.