League

Artova
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 2nd minute, Arif Bilge Kutlan 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. Yılmaz Ilıcan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aras Alansoy in the 7th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Bilge Kutlan in the 8th minute of play forced PetrolSpor's goalkeeper Yılmaz Ilıcan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alkan Şendoğan in the 11th minute of play forced Artova FK's goalkeeper Arman Okay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Behlül Tanır was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 13 minutes into the match. After 12 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Artova FK! In the 15th minute there was a penalty for PetrolSpor. Çakabey Balısoy stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Arman Okay. 0-1. After 20 minutes of play, Artova FK's Mehmet Bilge Kayıhan made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yılmaz Ilıcan was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 24th minute of the match, Hazar Nusrettin got a very nice opportunity to score, but Yılmaz Ilıcan was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Aras Alansoy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yılmaz Ilıcan having to interfere. Ersin Öktuna charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ersin Öktuna the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ersin Öktuna kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Aras Alansoy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yılmaz Ilıcan having to interfere. Hazar Nusrettin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yılmaz Ilıcan made a fantastic save in the 42nd minute, when Aras Alansoy sent off a good shot on target. Mehmet Bilge Kayıhan got in the 43rd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Yılmaz Ilıcan handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Arman Okay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Berkay Ulucan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th minute, Aras Alansoy 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. In the 48th minute, Aras Alansoy 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. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aras Alansoy to strike the kick off in the second half. 59 minutes into the match, Artova FK's Aras Alansoy sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yılmaz Ilıcan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aras Alansoy scored 2-1 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Yılmaz Ilıcan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 65th minute, Fahrettin Murathan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 68 minutes, Çakabey Balısoy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PetrolSpor and the Artova FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 71st minute Aras Alansoy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yılmaz Ilıcan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aras Alansoy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yılmaz Ilıcan having to interfere. In the 77th minute, Aras Alansoy made a precise shot to the right of Yılmaz Ilıcan. PetrolSpor's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. After 80 played minutes Artova FK got a freekick which was hit by Hazar Nusrettin. A collision led to PetrolSpor getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Alkan Şendoğan hit a great ball. Aras Alansoy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yılmaz Ilıcan having to interfere. Artova FK's Hazar Nusrettin got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Artova FK had played much better football throughout.