League

NFK Arena
Spectators: 7220 (Terracing: 5416, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Seyhun Şahabeddin took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute Erdem Nuratay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdurrezzak Canıtez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abdurrezzak Canıtez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Faruk Garip, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdurrezzak Canıtez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Erdem Nuratay's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Abdurrezzak Canıtez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erdem Nuratay in the 13th minute of play. If Peker Keremşah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Gençlerbirliği FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 15th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Ilica a penalty, 17 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Fuat Ruhittin, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Gençlerbirliği FC's Abdurrezzak Canıtez. 0-1. In the 24th minute, Ali Faruk Garip left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ilica fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After a rather tough play, Ilica's Erdem Nuratay got a free kick in the 26th minute. Suat Şehzade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seyhun Şahabeddin in the 28th minute of the match. A collision led to Gençlerbirliği FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Akın İlbey hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Gençlerbirliği FC's zone, Erdem Nuratay stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdurrezzak Canıtez came out of the goal and Erdem Nuratay tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Erdem Nuratay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 39 minutes, Erdem Nuratay made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Gençlerbirliği FC's Abdurrezzak Canıtez tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Gençlerbirliği FC's zone, Ali Faruk Garip stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdurrezzak Canıtez came out of the goal and Ali Faruk Garip tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 44th match minute, Gençlerbirliği FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Akın İlbey to maneuver through the defense. Kayacan Toran charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kayacan Toran the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 46th minute, Kayacan Toran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ilica's Fuat Ruhittin couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 46th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Gençlerbirliği FC.

The wind increased when Erdem Nuratay made the kick off in the second half. Erdem Nuratay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Erdem Nuratay managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ilica's supporters rose to their feet, but Erdem Nuratay was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdurrezzak Canıtez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gençlerbirliği FC's Abdurrezzak Canıtez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erdem Nuratay in the 64th minute of play. Ali Faruk Garip who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 66thth minute tested the skills of Abdurrezzak Canıtez when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Abdurrezzak Canıtez stood somewhat misplaced when Erdem Nuratay came free in front of goal and shot 0-4 to the left of him in the 69 minute. In the 73rd minute, Erdem Nuratay got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Abdurrezzak Canıtez stood somewhat misplaced when Erdem Nuratay came free in front of goal and shot 0-5 to the left of him in the 75 minute. Ali Faruk Garip sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ali Faruk Garip had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Abdurrezzak Canıtez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erdem Nuratay, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute.