League

Vodafone Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Valay gençlik 37's Dursun Ali Özekan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fındıkzade FC's goalkeeper Paşa Batırhan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 12 minutes into the match, Valay gençlik 37's goalkeeper Cihat İlmi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aras Balkoç. After some careless play in the Valay gençlik 37 defense, Aras Balkoç kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cihat İlmi. The Valay gençlik 37 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cihat İlmi should have stopped the shot. After having played for 16 minutes, Aras Balkoç managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fındıkzade FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aras Balkoç was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 17 played minutes Valay gençlik 37 got a freekick which was hit by Kutlualp Kabakçı. After some careless play in the Fındıkzade FC defense, Güralp Topuz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Paşa Batırhan. The Fındıkzade FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Paşa Batırhan should have stopped the shot. Paşa Batırhan came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Valay gençlik 37's Güralp Topuz. But to his dismay, Güralp Topuz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. 29 minutes into the game, Güralp Topuz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Paşa Batırhan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abdulkadir Tunçaslan during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 37th match minute, Fındıkzade FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdulkadir Tunçaslan to maneuver through the defense. It was beautiful to see Valay gençlik 37's Uğuralp Ahioğlu in action when he in the 39th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! After 41 minutes, Güralp Topuz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Valay gençlik 37 and the Fındıkzade FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 41st minute, Güralp Topuz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alp Cangiray to make the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Valay gençlik 37's Dursun Ali Özekan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Paşa Batırhan. That made the score 1-4 after 54 minutes of play. In the 62nd minute Aras Balkoç shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cihat İlmi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Fındıkzade FC's Aras Balkoç sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cihat İlmi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 69 minutes into the match, Alp Cangiray had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cihat İlmi. Valay gençlik 37's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alp Cangiray was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Atacan Seciye during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dursun Ali Özekan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Paşa Batırhan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Valay gençlik 37's Cihat İlmi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aras Balkoç in the 78th minute of play. 82 minutes into the game, Fındıkzade FC's Alp Cangiray nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cihat İlmi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-4. Atacan Seciye recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cihat İlmi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alp Cangiray in the 88th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Fındıkzade FC's zone, Dursun Ali Özekan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paşa Batırhan came out of the goal and Dursun Ali Özekan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Güralp Topuz got free with Paşa Batırhan in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Through an outstanding action, after 95 minutes, Paşa Batırhan successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 96th minute, Güralp Topuz 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.