League

North Arena
Spectators: 7256 (Terracing: 5443, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bedirhan Tuğra took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 10th minute Bedirhan Tuğra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Münir İzci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mehmet Oğuz İlmen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Cemal Özerkmen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 22 minutes into the match, Cennet's Mehmet Oğuz İlmen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cemal Özerkmen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 26 minutes into the match, North DUKe's goal looked a bit too open when Vincent Fribäck came free, but Cemal Özerkmen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vincent Fribäck charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vincent Fribäck the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Cennet getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Vincent Fribäck hit a great ball. Münir İzci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bedirhan Tuğra in the 31st minute of play. Cennet's Mehmet Oğuz İlmen got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Vincent Fribäck had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cemal Özerkmen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehmet Oğuz İlmen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Öztürk Kaymaz took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Münir İzci. Münir İzci dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 42nd minute Bedirhan Tuğra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Münir İzci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mehmet Oğuz İlmen 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. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mehmet Oğuz İlmen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Münir İzci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Öztürk Kaymaz in the 51st minute of play. When Mehmet Oğuz İlmen came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Cennet 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 Mehmet Oğuz İlmen couldn't finish the play. Bedirhan Tuğra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Münir İzci having to interfere. Cennet's Münir İzci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bedirhan Tuğra in the 68th minute of play. Münir İzci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bedirhan Tuğra, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Mehmet Oğuz İlmen struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Cemal Özerkmen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cennet. North DUKe's Cemal Özerkmen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save North DUKe from getting a goal against them. A collision led to North DUKe getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Nedim Kaymaz hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vincent Fribäck got free with Cemal Özerkmen in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tarkan Esendağ during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 88th match minute, North DUKe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nedim Kaymaz to maneuver through the defense. Mehmet Oğuz İlmen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cemal Özerkmen having to interfere. North DUKe were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Cennet for a fine match.