League

Anatolian Arena
Spectators: 7171 (Terracing: 5380, Seating: 1649, VIP seats: 142) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Duran İmamoğlu took the kick off in the first half of the match. Bilge Kağan Kutsalan struck a weak shot in the 2nd minute. Rıdvan Umurbay didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Anatolian Eagles. 7 minutes into the match, Tümer Toprak notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Eskisehirspor's Rıdvan Umurbay. Rıdvan Umurbay was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Eskisehirspor's Tevfik Kıralp got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Duran İmamoğlu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eskisehirspor's supporters rose to their feet, but Duran İmamoğlu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emrullah Turaç breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eskisehirspor's Rıdvan Umurbay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baturhan Açar in the 18th minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Eskisehirspor's goal looked a bit too open when Baturhan Açar came free, but Rıdvan Umurbay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Rıdvan Umurbay managed to avoid a goal in the 25thth minute, when Anatolian Eagles's Tümer Toprak fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Duran İmamoğlu came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Eskisehirspor 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 Duran İmamoğlu couldn't finish the play. In the 34th minute, Eskisehirspor's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Baturhan Açar fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Rıdvan Umurbay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bilge Kağan Kutsalan in the 36th minute of the match. After 44 minutes, Saip Ortanca mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eskisehirspor and the Anatolian Eagles players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th match minute, Eskisehirspor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saip Ortanca to maneuver through the defense. Baturhan Açar might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rıdvan Umurbay. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Baturhan Açar ran back to his position shaking his head. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Baturhan Açar made a kick off. Eskisehirspor's Rıdvan Umurbay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baturhan Açar in the 59th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tevfik Kıralp in the 66th minute of play forced Anatolian Eagles's goalkeeper Emrullah Turaç to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tümer Toprak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rıdvan Umurbay having to interfere. Anatolian Eagles's Baturhan Açar got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Baturhan Açar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Rıdvan Umurbay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rıdvan Umurbay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tümer Toprak in the 86th minute of play. Baturhan Açar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rıdvan Umurbay having to make a save. After 90 minutes of play, Anatolian Eagles's Tümer Toprak made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rıdvan Umurbay was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 96th minute Kılıç Uzel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rıdvan Umurbay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Eskisehirspor getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Saip Ortanca hit a great ball. After 98 played minutes, Anatolian Eagles's Serbülent Yaban shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rıdvan Umurbay 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 Anatolian Eagles reached it. Anatolian Eagles's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.