League

Urfa Gücü Stadyumu
Spectators: 7345 (Terracing: 5511, Seating: 1689, VIP seats: 145) When Derya Neval came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the UrfaGücü 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 Derya Neval couldn't finish the play. Kaptan Uruk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Derya Neval, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. The audience was convinced that Derya Neval's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kaptan Uruk was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. In the 14th minute Mesut Tolun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustafa Haydar Baysan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Derya Neval had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 30 minutes into the match, Lüleburgaz SK's goalkeeper Kaptan Uruk had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sermet Kumukbay. 30 minutes into the game, Sermet Kumukbay lined in a short shot 2-0 behind a frustrated Kaptan Uruk. Thanks to some nice moves Sermet Kumukbay could shoot a difficult shot in the 35th minute, which Kaptan Uruk however easily saved by the left post. Mustafa Haydar Baysan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mesut Tolun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kaptan Uruk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sermet Kumukbay in the 42nd minute. Sermet Kumukbay struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Kaptan Uruk didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for UrfaGücü. In the 48th match minute, Lüleburgaz SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cezmi Taluy to maneuver through the defense. 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hulusi Kamil was the one to do the kick off. Abdi Mehmet Usal hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Lüleburgaz SK defense, Sermet Kumukbay kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kaptan Uruk. The Lüleburgaz SK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kaptan Uruk should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, UrfaGücü's Mustafa Haydar Baysan got control of the ball when Arman Kaplan tried to sneak it across the goal line. UrfaGücü's Mustafa Haydar Baysan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save UrfaGücü from getting a goal against them. After 69 minutes, Hulusi Kamil mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lüleburgaz SK and the UrfaGücü players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 69th match minute, Lüleburgaz SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hulusi Kamil to maneuver through the defense. 72 minutes into the game, Abdi Mehmet Usal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lüleburgaz SK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave UrfaGücü the free kick. In the 73rd minute, a hard, long distance shot from Derya Neval hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. Derya Neval shot from long distance after 73 played minutes, a shot that Kaptan Uruk with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. In the 79th play minute Mesut Tolun came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Mustafa Haydar Baysan. 3-2. Mesut Tolun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mustafa Haydar Baysan having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Lüleburgaz SK's zone, Oktay Nursal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kaptan Uruk came out of the goal and Oktay Nursal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kaptan Uruk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Derya Neval in the 92nd minute of the match. Turgut Kılıçdaroğlu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Kaptan Uruk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of UrfaGücü booed when Lüleburgaz SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enginsu Ozan didn't get a good kick on the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Lüleburgaz 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 UrfaGücü.