League

HKN Arena
Spectators: 7232 (Terracing: 5426, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ramiz Kutlualp made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the game, Ramiz Kutlualp cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Abdulkadir Abi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Efe Abay in the 8th minute of play forced Güzelyurt's goalkeeper Yiğit Palabıyık to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Güzelyurt's Yiğit Palabıyık proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Güzelyurt from getting a goal against them. Lefter Eymen kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Efe Abay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yiğit Palabıyık having to interfere. Özcan İrfan took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abdulkadir Abi. Abdulkadir Abi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Efe Abay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yiğit Palabıyık showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efe Abay in the 24th minute of the match. In the 24th minute, Ali Haydar Tahsin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ercüment Safih in the 27thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Yiğit Palabıyık, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 30 minutes, Burhanettin Osman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the hKhans and the Güzelyurt players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 30th minute, Burhanettin Osman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ali Asım Subahi charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ali Asım Subahi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When the match had been going on for 38 minutes, hKhans's Atakan Payidar got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Yiğit Palabıyık. Ramiz Kutlualp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdulkadir Abi having to interfere. After the first half Güzelyurt were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Efe Abay in the 52nd minute of play forced Güzelyurt's goalkeeper Yiğit Palabıyık to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ramiz Kutlualp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ercüment Safih struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Yiğit Palabıyık didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for hKhans. Efe Abay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Yiğit Palabıyık tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Efe Abay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Özcan İrfan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Efe Abay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Yiğit Palabıyık tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Güzelyurt walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.