League

Istanbul Atatürk
Spectators: 7465 (Terracing: 5600, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Azmi Atabek started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Azmi Atabek in the 5th minute of play forced Istanbul United's goalkeeper Akın Ungan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Akın Ungan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Azmi Atabek's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Ertaç Hurmacı made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Mavi Büyükada sent off a good shot on target. When Kasım Coşkuner came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Istanbul United 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 Kasım Coşkuner couldn't finish the play. 27 minutes into the match, Azmi Atabek notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Istanbul United's Akın Ungan. Akın Ungan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Istanbul United getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Kasım Coşkuner hit a great ball. Akın Ungan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Azmi Atabek's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Mavi Büyükada in the 35thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ertaç Hurmacı, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Refik Halit Koçaslan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ertaç Hurmacı showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Refik Halit Koçaslan in the 47th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Refik Halit Koçaslan was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Azmi Atabek 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. Refik Halit Koçaslan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Istanbul United's Sadri Karahan got a free kick in the 62nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Azmi Atabek got free with Akın Ungan in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 69th match minute, Istanbul United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cahit Turatekin to maneuver through the defense. The throw-in from Sadri Karahan in the 71st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by FC MERİÇ's Nurkan Balkanlıoğlu. Azmi Atabek in the 72ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Akın Ungan, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aybek Tozan during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC MERİÇ's Aybek Tozan got a free kick in the 77th minute. When Istanbul United's Mavi Büyükada in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC MERİÇ's goalie prevented a goal. Istanbul United's Akın Ungan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Azmi Atabek in the 93rd minute of play. After 96 minutes of play, Istanbul United's Kasım Coşkuner made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ertaç Hurmacı was left in no man's land by his defense there! FC MERİÇ succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Istanbul United had controlled the match.