League

Caglayan
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Atabek Özdoğan got the match started through his kick off. When Yürekli TÜRK's Yaşar Nuri Gencay in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Caglayan's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mutlu Raif during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Caglayan's Mutlu Raif got a free kick in the 6th minute. In the 8th match minute, Caglayan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mutlu Raif to maneuver through the defense. After 10 played minutes Caglayan got a freekick which was hit by Çelik Bakkalbaşıoğlu. Mahsun Cabir blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Özer Barkın having to make a save. In the 14th minute, Gazanfer Özcan Turabi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 15 minutes, Muhsin Denizhan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Caglayan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Muhsin Denizhan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Çelik Bakkalbaşıoğlu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bahattin Temizel having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Yaşar Nuri Gencay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Özer Barkın was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. In the 23rd minute, Yürekli TÜRK's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Muhsin Denizhan fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Mahsun Cabir might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Özer Barkın. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mahsun Cabir ran back to his position shaking his head. Muhsin Denizhan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bahattin Temizel having to interfere. Çelik Sidar struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Bahattin Temizel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Caglayan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sabit Yazıcıoğlu in the 31st minute of play forced Yürekli TÜRK's goalkeeper Bahattin Temizel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Yaşar Nuri Gencay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Özer Barkın was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. In the 42nd minute of the game Vahap Bakırhan made a throw-in which Abayhan Uludağ played forward. Yaşar Nuri Gencay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Özer Barkın showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mahsun Cabir, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Bahattin Temizel made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Çelik Sidar sent off a good shot on target. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Muhsin Denizhan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Bahattin Temizel came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Caglayan's Mutlu Raif. But to his dismay, Mutlu Raif quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 59th minute Mutlu Raif shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bahattin Temizel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Yaşar Nuri Gencay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yaşar Nuri Gencay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bahattin Temizel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Muhsin Denizhan in the 66th minute of the match. Bahattin Temizel came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by Caglayan's Çelik Bakkalbaşıoğlu. But to his dismay, Çelik Bakkalbaşıoğlu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Bahattin Temizel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Muhsin Denizhan, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Çelik Bakkalbaşıoğlu charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Çelik Bakkalbaşıoğlu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Caglayan getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Çelik Bakkalbaşıoğlu hit a great ball. Mutlu Raif got his second yellow card in the match during the 75th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Mutlu Raif hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yaşar Nuri Gencay in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Özer Barkın saved Caglayan from getting behind. 82 minutes into the game, Hami Harmanda was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Caglayan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Yürekli TÜRK the free kick. Özer Barkın was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Bektaş Ali Hürmüz. Özer Barkın took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yaşar Nuri Gencay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Yaşar Nuri Gencay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mahsun Cabir got free with Özer Barkın in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Atabek Özdoğan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Asaf Nadi came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Yürekli TÜRK 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 Asaf Nadi couldn't finish the play.