League

BATAQLIKQ ARENA
Spectators: 7267 (Terracing: 5452, Seating: 1671, VIP seats: 144) When Ercan Derman came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Paax 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 Ercan Derman couldn't finish the play. Yiğitcan Yalvaç showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yaman Başay, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Kılıçhan Balatürk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Yiğitcan Yalvaç tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to BATAQ FC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Semi Topdemir hit a great ball. When Kılıçhan Balatürk came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Paax 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 Kılıçhan Balatürk couldn't finish the play. 27 minutes into the match, Necdet Bayülgen notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of BATAQ FC's Yiğitcan Yalvaç. Yiğitcan Yalvaç was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Paax's Kılıçhan Balatürk got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ercan Derman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yiğitcan Yalvaç having to interfere. Necdet Bayülgen struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Yiğitcan Yalvaç didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Paax. Yaman Başay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yiğitcan Yalvaç having to interfere. Necdet Bayülgen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 44 minutes into the game, Vatan Özsu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. BATAQ FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Paax the free kick. In the 44th match minute, BATAQ FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vatan Özsu to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arslan Kultigin to make the kick off. After having played for 56 minutes, Kılıçhan Balatürk managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Paax's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kılıçhan Balatürk was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, BATAQ FC's Yiğitcan Yalvaç got control of the ball when Ercan Derman tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bilgin Yeltekin hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute Hıdır Sonay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sacit Kumanbay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vatan Özsu hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Yaman Başay might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yiğitcan Yalvaç. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yaman Başay ran back to his position shaking his head. Necdet Bayülgen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yiğitcan Yalvaç having to interfere. Yaman Başay was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 74th minute. Paax's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. When Necdet Bayülgen came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Paax 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 Necdet Bayülgen couldn't finish the play. Yiğitcan Yalvaç made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yaman Başay in the 77th minute of play. Necdet Bayülgen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Paax booed when BATAQ FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vatan Özsu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kılıçhan Balatürk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yaman Başay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Yiğitcan Yalvaç tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yiğitcan Yalvaç showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Necdet Bayülgen, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After a defensive mix-up in BATAQ FC's zone, Ercan Derman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yiğitcan Yalvaç came out of the goal and Ercan Derman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 89 minutes, Gökberk Türel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Paax's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gökberk Türel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to BATAQ FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Abdurrahman Akcebe hit a great ball. Ercan Derman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Necdet Bayülgen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 95 minutes into the match, Necdet Bayülgen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yiğitcan Yalvaç. BATAQ FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Necdet Bayülgen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The BATAQ FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Paax were clearly better and deserved to take the win.