League

Rugus Podium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arman Kutberk got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute, Yusuf Ziya Ülgen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 5th minute, Selman Oral ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eralp Şakir was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Eralp Şakir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erberk Ozansu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 10 minutes of play, Vikings Vf's Selman Oral made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eralp Şakir was left in no man's land by his defense there! İzzettin İsrafil hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 17th minute Batur Tosunoğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hüseyin Can Çubukcu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19thth minute of the game Batur Tosunoğlu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vikings Vf's Hüseyin Can Çubukcu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 20 minutes into the game, Arman Kutberk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vikings Vf's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SAMSUN SK the free kick. In the 20th minute, Arman Kutberk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Gökçe Tuğkun managed to get in a good position for a shot. SAMSUN SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Gökçe Tuğkun was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hüseyin Can Çubukcu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 34 minutes of play, SAMSUN SK's Gökçe Tuğkun made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hüseyin Can Çubukcu was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 36th minute, Zeynel Celilay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arman Kutberk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eralp Şakir having to interfere. Eralp Şakir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arman Kutberk in the 39th minute of the match. In the 41st match minute, Vikings Vf was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aytuğ Bakırcı to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Batur Tosunoğlu in the 43rd minute of play forced Vikings Vf's goalkeeper Hüseyin Can Çubukcu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gökçe Tuğkun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 47 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for SAMSUN SK! In the 49th minute, Vikings Vf got a penalty, and Orhan Mertel placed the ball unsaveable into goal, by the right post. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Batur Tosunoğlu to make the kick off. Eralp Şakir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arman Kutberk, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. 68 minutes into the match, Selman Oral had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eralp Şakir. SAMSUN SK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Selman Oral was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. The supporters of SAMSUN SK booed when Vikings Vf was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Selman Oral didn't get a good kick on the ball. Erberk Ozansu hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Batur Tosunoğlu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hüseyin Can Çubukcu having to interfere. Dagoberto Vale recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 82nd minute Erberk Ozansu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eralp Şakir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 84 minutes into the match, SAMSUN SK's goal looked a bit too open when Arman Kutberk came free, but Eralp Şakir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eralp Şakir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arman Kutberk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yılmaz Ergünay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Batur Tosunoğlu got free with Hüseyin Can Çubukcu in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. SAMSUN SK's Eralp Şakir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Selman Oral in the 94th minute of play. Batur Tosunoğlu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Hüseyin Can Çubukcu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Vikings Vf fans cheered their team off the field, for while SAMSUN SK had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.