League

Araban Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yıldıray Okyanus got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Sirius United's zone, Başar Ungur stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Şeray Dicle came out of the goal and Başar Ungur tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 10 played minutes, Kozak Spor's Fazıl Sadik shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Şeray Dicle 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 Kozak Spor reached it. Qi Feng Yang scored 0-1 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Şeray Dicle, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Qi Feng Yang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Şeray Dicle having to interfere. Yıldıray Okyanus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulf Svensson having to interfere. 26 minutes into the game, Bedir Tanyıldız was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kozak Spor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sirius United the free kick. In the 27th match minute, Kozak Spor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bedir Tanyıldız to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yıldıray Okyanus in the 27th minute of play forced Kozak Spor's goalkeeper Ulf Svensson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Qi Feng Yang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Şeray Dicle having to interfere. After having played for 30 minutes, Hakkı Deniz Mutlusoy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sirius United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hakkı Deniz Mutlusoy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Qi Feng Yang in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Şeray Dicle saved Sirius United from getting behind. When Qi Feng Yang got free in front of the goal in the 36th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Şeray Dicle was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Qi Feng Yang's late challenge caught a Sirius United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Qi Feng Yang helped the player get up and apologised. In the 38th match minute, Kozak Spor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Qi Feng Yang to maneuver through the defense. 41 minutes into the game, Qi Feng Yang cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Şeray Dicle was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hakkı Deniz Mutlusoy got free with Ulf Svensson in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Qi Feng Yang took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Şeray Dicle. Şeray Dicle dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Qi Feng Yang to make the kick off. In a very dangerous position, a player in Kozak Spor fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 54th minute. Penalty! Kozak Spor:s Ulf Svensson showed great skill when he stopped Gökalp Orguntay:s penalty. After a long run with the ball, Gökalp Orguntay did a trick in the 56th minute in front of Kozak Spor's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 2-3. An impressive performance by Sirius United's Gökalp Orguntay! When the match clock showed 64 minutes, the score became 3-3 when Hakkı Deniz Mutlusoy sped through Kozak Spor's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ulf Svensson. Alkın Perinçek charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alkın Perinçek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 67th match minute, Kozak Spor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alkın Perinçek to maneuver through the defense. 69 minutes into the match, Sirius United's goalkeeper Şeray Dicle had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Qi Feng Yang. Ulf Svensson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yıldıray Okyanus in the 72nd minute of play. Qi Feng Yang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Qi Feng Yang could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Şeray Dicle made a huge save. Qi Feng Yang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Şeray Dicle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Şeray Dicle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Başar Ungur in the 84th minute of the match. Şeray Dicle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Qi Feng Yang, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Ulf Svensson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hakkı Deniz Mutlusoy in the 88th minute of the match. Hakkı Deniz Mutlusoy might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ulf Svensson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hakkı Deniz Mutlusoy ran back to his position shaking his head. Alkın Perinçek was shown his second yellow card after 91 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Kozak Spor's Alkın Perinçek got a free kick in the 91st minute. Ulf Svensson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yıldıray Okyanus, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Kozak Spor players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.