League

Halkapinar
Spectators: 7272 (Terracing: 5456, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 144) Berkay Taşel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 13th minute Merih Özgurcan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but İbrahim Sermet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Merih Özgurcan notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Halkapinar's İbrahim Sermet. İbrahim Sermet was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merih Özgurcan in the 16th minute of play forced Halkapinar's goalkeeper İbrahim Sermet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 17 minutes, Merih Özgurcan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. OwlRaider Football Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Merih Özgurcan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Berkay Taşel might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over İbrahim Sermet. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Berkay Taşel ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Merih Özgurcan in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck İbrahim Sermet prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With an all-out effort, Halkapinar's Buğra Süleymanoğlu threw himself towards the right post 21 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Saruhan Beycan, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Buğra Süleymanoğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saruhan Beycan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ahmet Davut Aurelio kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merih Özgurcan in the 37th minute of play forced Halkapinar's goalkeeper İbrahim Sermet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Berkay Taşel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. İbrahim Sermet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 46 played minutes Halkapinar got a freekick which was hit by Ramiz Özerdim. After the first half OwlRaider Football Club were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Berkay Taşel to make the kick off. İbrahim Sermet made an important save on a dangerous shot by Merih Özgurcan in the 52nd minute. 53 minutes into the match, OwlRaider Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Atilla Tarkan Özerdem came free, but Buğra Süleymanoğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Merih Özgurcan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but İbrahim Sermet read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. Buğra Süleymanoğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atilla Tarkan Özerdem in the 63rd minute of the match. 64 minutes into the game, Okan Şanberk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Halkapinar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave OwlRaider Football Club the free kick. Okan Şanberk kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Merih Özgurcan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without İbrahim Sermet having to interfere. Atilla Tarkan Özerdem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Merih Özgurcan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. İbrahim Sermet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 75th minute Berkay Taşel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but İbrahim Sermet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abdülhak Saltık hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Merih Özgurcan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but İbrahim Sermet made a huge save. Merih Özgurcan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Atilla Tarkan Özerdem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Saruhan Beycan came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Halkapinar 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 Saruhan Beycan couldn't finish the play. Halkapinar's İbrahim Sermet proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Halkapinar from getting a goal against them. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched OwlRaider Football Club eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.