League

ANKARA AKADEMİ ARENA
Spectators: 5092 (Terracing: 4010, Seating: 1032, VIP seats: 50) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ünal Direm started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Abbas Onursal ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Faruk Uluer was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Ünal Direm sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ünal Direm in the 20th minute of play forced Islahiye SK's goalkeeper Abidin Nazif to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Ankara Akademi booed when Islahiye SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mansur Sadullah didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hafız Özbilek kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. In the 27th minute Ünal Direm shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abidin Nazif saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Faruk Uluer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abbas Onursal in the 31st minute of play. In the 34th minute Hafız Özbilek suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. After 35 played minutes Ankara Akademi got a freekick which was hit by Berkan Ayvazoğlu. Melih Delioğlu in the 38thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Abidin Nazif, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Abidin Nazif stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ünal Direm's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. Abidin Nazif showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ünal Direm, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. 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.

The wind increased when Abbas Onursal made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Islahiye SK's goal looked a bit too open when Orbay Rıfat came free, but Abidin Nazif reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mutlu Atabek hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 60th minute of the match Umut Onay shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Abidin Nazif showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Melih Delioğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ünal Direm sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ankara Akademi's Faruk Uluer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Ankara Akademi from getting a goal against them. Abidin Nazif showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ünal Direm in the 79th minute of the match. Abidin Nazif made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ünal Direm in the 82nd minute of play. Ahmet Orhan Akansel charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ahmet Orhan Akansel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 84th minute of the game. One of Ankara Akademi:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Islahiye SK:s goal. The referee gave Islahiye SK a penalty, 86 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Mustafa Ekrem Kazanhan, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ankara Akademi's Faruk Uluer. 2-2. Abbas Onursal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Faruk Uluer read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 95th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Islahiye SK players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Ankara Akademi.