League

Esentepe
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alim Han took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th match minute, ALTINORDU F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gökcan Temircan to maneuver through the defense. 6 minutes into the match, ALTINORDU F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Koralp Kulan came free, but Abdi Koçhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that İshak Okay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ünsal Çakman was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. In the 10th minute of the match, Ahmet Koralp Kulan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Abdi Koçhan saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With a little luck, ALTINORDU F.C's Abdi Koçhan got control of the ball when Şanver Betim tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the Esentepe defense, İshak Okay kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ünsal Çakman. The Esentepe fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ünsal Çakman should have stopped the shot. ALTINORDU F.C's Abdi Koçhan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save ALTINORDU F.C from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Esentepe booed when ALTINORDU F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Batıkan Usman didn't get a good kick on the ball. 32 minutes into the game, Mehmet Osman Haşmetli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Esentepe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ALTINORDU F.C the free kick. After a rather tough play, Esentepe's Mehmet Osman Haşmetli got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Esentepe's zone, Alim Han stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ünsal Çakman came out of the goal and Alim Han tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abdi Koçhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Koralp Kulan, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. In the 40th minute Esentepe were awarded a corner. Rafettin Balyemez went to the cornerflag to take it. Rafettin Balyemez made a great header on Esentepe's corner, it was just that ALTINORDU F.C's Abdi Koçhan managed to reach the ball for a save. When Esentepe's Gökçen Alan in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ALTINORDU F.C's goalie prevented a goal. Şanver Betim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Abdi Koçhan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abdi Koçhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Koralp Kulan in the 45th minute of play. After having played for 46 minutes, Şanver Betim managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esentepe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Şanver Betim was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Ahmet Koralp Kulan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Ünsal Çakman made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when İshak Okay sent off a good shot on target. When Mehmet Osman Haşmetli was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 59 minutes had been played. Mehmet Osman Haşmetli hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. If Şanver Betim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th minute, Ahmet Koralp Kulan 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. Abdi Koçhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Şanver Betim in the 66th minute of the match. In the 67th minute Şanver Betim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdi Koçhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Şanver Betim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdi Koçhan having to interfere. Ahmet Koralp Kulan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Abdi Koçhan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abdi Koçhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Şanver Betim in the 76th minute of the match. Esentepe's Gökçen Alan got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 79 played minutes ALTINORDU F.C got a freekick which was hit by Kuddusî Yanaç. After 80 played minutes, Esentepe's Rafettin Balyemez shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Abdi Koçhan came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Esentepe reached it. When Şanver Betim came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Esentepe 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 Şanver Betim couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Gökçen Alan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Esentepe's supporters rose to their feet, but Gökçen Alan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdi Koçhan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Abdi Koçhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pars Demirci, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Ahmet Koralp Kulan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdi Koçhan having to interfere. Kuddusî Yanaç hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Şanver Betim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Abdi Koçhan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd minute, Şanver Betim left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Esentepe fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. When the referee ended the match the Esentepe players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.