League

Menekse
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The audience was convinced that Kutay Utkan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yusuf Ziya Şerhenk was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rıdvan Gencay in the 8th minute of play forced Menekse's goalkeeper Asım Toktimur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of FENERBAHÇE booed when Menekse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adil Başsoy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kutay Utkan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kutay Utkan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Yusuf Ziya Şerhenk having to make a save. Edip Turaç fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yusuf Ziya Şerhenk having to interfere. Yusuf Ziya Şerhenk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kutay Utkan in the 20th minute of play. If Rıdvan Gencay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edip Turaçs short, quick shot in the 27thth minute got Yusuf Ziya Şerhenk to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of FENERBAHÇE booed when Menekse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tayyar Ocakoğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. FENERBAHÇE's Güneş Hidayettin couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 29th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Menekse. 31 minutes into the game, FENERBAHÇE's Rıdvan Gencay nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Asım Toktimur made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 34th minute, Edip Turaç 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. A collision led to FENERBAHÇE getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Behiç Kanat hit a great ball. When Edip Turaç came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Menekse 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 Edip Turaç couldn't finish the play. 41 minutes into the game, Yahya Beşer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Menekse's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FENERBAHÇE the free kick. Yahya Beşer hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Kadim Sena 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. Kadim Sena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Asım Toktimur having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rıdvan Gencay made a kick off. 55 minutes in the game, Kadim Sena fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Asım Toktimur having to interfere. In the 59th minute, Edip Turaç left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Menekse fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 67 minutes into the match, Menekse's Edip Turaç sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yusuf Ziya Şerhenk narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 69 minutes into the match, Menekse's Kutay Utkan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yusuf Ziya Şerhenk narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in FENERBAHÇE's zone, Kutay Utkan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yusuf Ziya Şerhenk came out of the goal and Kutay Utkan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yusuf Ziya Şerhenk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kutay Utkan in the 76th minute of the match. Kadim Sena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Asım Toktimur having to interfere. Güneş Hidayettin's late challenge caught a Menekse's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Güneş Hidayettin helped the player get up and apologised. Güneş Hidayettin kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind FENERBAHÇE's goalkeeper Yusuf Ziya Şerhenk, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 84 minutes into the match, Menekse's goal looked a bit too open when Rıdvan Gencay came free, but Asım Toktimur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kutay Utkan's late challenge caught a FENERBAHÇE's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kutay Utkan helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Menekse's Kutay Utkan got a free kick in the 87th minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Menekse players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.