League

Ceyhan
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aybar Birge took the kick off in the first half of the match. Aybar Birge received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Ziya Ayvaz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mustafa Haydar Erkılınç's late challenge caught a Esentepe FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mustafa Haydar Erkılınç helped the player get up and apologised. Mustafa Haydar Erkılınç hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute of the match Abdulvahit Civanmert sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ziya Ayvaz skillfully saved the ball. In the 9thth minute of the game Aybar Birge who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but dirikan fc's Ziya Ayvaz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Berat Işıklar kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Aybar Birge fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ziya Ayvaz having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raik İsiman in the 18th minute of play forced dirikan fc's goalkeeper Ziya Ayvaz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Şensoy Cihanmert struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Ziya Ayvaz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Esentepe FC. The audience was convinced that Aybar Birge's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ziya Ayvaz was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Şensoy Cihanmert in the 24th minute of play forced dirikan fc's goalkeeper Ziya Ayvaz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in dirikan fc's zone, Şensoy Cihanmert stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ziya Ayvaz came out of the goal and Şensoy Cihanmert 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 30 minutes, Aybar Birge managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esentepe FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aybar Birge was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 31 played minutes dirikan fc got a freekick which was hit by Şentürk İnan. In the 31st minute of the match Abdulvahit Civanmert shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ziya Ayvaz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. dirikan fc's Ziya Ayvaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aybar Birge in the 33rd minute of play. In the 36th minute, Aybar Birge made a precise shot to the right of Ziya Ayvaz. dirikan fc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Raik İsiman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Esentepe FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Raik İsiman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ziya Ayvaz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 42nd minute of the match Abdulvahit Civanmert shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ziya Ayvaz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Aybar Birge blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ziya Ayvaz having to make a save. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Berat Işıklar to make the kick off. Veli Erdemalp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aybar Birge recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Aybar Birge's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 61stth minute, Ziya Ayvaz skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aybar Birge got free with Ziya Ayvaz in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Şensoy Cihanmert came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Esentepe FC 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 Şensoy Cihanmert couldn't finish the play. dirikan fc's Ziya Ayvaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raik İsiman in the 71st minute of play. Ziya Ayvaz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aybar Birge in the 77th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Şensoy Cihanmert managed to get in a good position for a shot. Esentepe FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Şensoy Cihanmert was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ziya Ayvaz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The long shot by Kurtuluş Cingöz in the 80th minute really tested Ziya Ayvaz's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. If Aybar Birge had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mustafa Haydar Erkılınç hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. After 83 played minutes, Esentepe FC's Abdulvahit Civanmert shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ziya Ayvaz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Esentepe FC reached it. 85 minutes into the match, Esentepe FC's Şensoy Cihanmert sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ziya Ayvaz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With his leg Ziya Ayvaz managed to avoid a goal in the 91stth minute, when Esentepe FC's Aybar Birge fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Esentepe FC's Aybar Birge got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 97th minute, Aybar Birge made a precise shot to the right of Ziya Ayvaz. dirikan fc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2.