League

Manisa
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Epifanio Jerrold got the match started through his kick off. With a little luck, OTTOMAN's Mürsel Uzma got control of the ball when Atay Kocay tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 7th minute, Mehmet Ediz Tankan 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 16th minute Serter Tacir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmet Sedat Balkar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mehdi Başok charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mehdi Başok the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 17th minute, Mehdi Başok hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Seyit Karadağ's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mürsel Uzma read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. Mehmet Ediz Tankan charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mehmet Ediz Tankan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of OTTOMAN booed when Manisa SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mehmet Ediz Tankan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Epifanio Jerrold sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Serter Tacir received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Ahmet Sedat Balkar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mürsel Uzma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehmet Ediz Tankan in the 28th minute of the match. After having played for 29 minutes, Serter Tacir managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. OTTOMAN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Serter Tacir was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 38th minute of the match, Mehmet Ediz Tankan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mürsel Uzma saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a rather tough play, OTTOMAN's Hakkı Onur Tamerk got a free kick in the 39th minute. In the 40th minute of the match Mehmet Akif Taş shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mürsel Uzma showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 42nd match minute, Manisa SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mehdi Başok to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Manisa SK defense, Epifanio Jerrold kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ahmet Sedat Balkar. The Manisa SK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ahmet Sedat Balkar should have stopped the shot. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Epifanio Jerrold kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Epifanio Jerrold received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Ahmet Sedat Balkar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mürsel Uzma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehmet Ediz Tankan, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mehmet Ediz Tankan in the 64th minute of play forced OTTOMAN's goalkeeper Mürsel Uzma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ahmet Sedat Balkar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Epifanio Jerrold in the 65th minute of play. The supporters of OTTOMAN booed when Manisa SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferhan Subahi didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Mehmet Ediz Tankan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Atay Kocay's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mürsel Uzma read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. Recep Tayyip Karin kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Alaaddin Yaver kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Mürsel Uzma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehmet Ediz Tankan in the 78th minute of the match. If Epifanio Jerrold had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mehmet Ediz Tankan in the 84th minute of play forced OTTOMAN's goalkeeper Mürsel Uzma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute, Seyit Karadağ left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manisa SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Atay Kocay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Mürsel Uzma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 93 minutes into the match, OTTOMAN's goal looked a bit too open when Seyit Karadağ came free, but Mürsel Uzma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 95 minutes into the game, Manisa SK's Ferhan Subahi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mürsel Uzma made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the OTTOMAN players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Manisa SK.