League

Bats Arena
Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alemdar Humbaracıbaşı made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, ║GáLáTáSáRáY║'s goalkeeper Atıf Karasu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arif Oğuz Arıhan. Necat Zati took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Levent Karaca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice moves Arif Oğuz Arıhan could shoot a difficult shot in the 10th minute, which Atıf Karasu however easily saved by the left post. Mesut Ataner hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Sebati Barlas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Atıf Karasu having to interfere. Sebati Barlas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Cesur Erşahin managed to get in a good position for a shot. İstanbul Bats's supporters rose to their feet, but Cesur Erşahin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Atıf Karasu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. ║GáLáTáSáRáY║'s Atıf Karasu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cesur Erşahin in the 21st minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Sebati Barlas notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of ║GáLáTáSáRáY║'s Atıf Karasu. Atıf Karasu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 26th minute, Abdi Mehmet Kose hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Doğuhan Oytunç fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ║GáLáTáSáRáY║'s protests and gave Doğuhan Oytunç a yellow card for diving instead. Doğuhan Oytunç hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Necat Zati made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alemdar Humbaracıbaşı in the 30th minute of play. The supporters of İstanbul Bats booed when ║GáLáTáSáRáY║ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Levent Karaca didn't get a good kick on the ball. ║GáLáTáSáRáY║'s Atıf Karasu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save ║GáLáTáSáRáY║ from getting a goal against them. Sebati Barlas had several of the ║GáLáTáSáRáY║'s defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 37 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-0 score and a disappointed Atıf Karasu as he didn't even see the shot coming. Cesur Erşahin struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Atıf Karasu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for İstanbul Bats. Thanks to some nice moves Arif Oğuz Arıhan could shoot a difficult shot in the 47th minute, which Atıf Karasu however easily saved by the left post. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Cesur Erşahin made the kick off in the second half. Emrullah Pekinturk scored 3-0 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Atıf Karasu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Arif Oğuz Arıhan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Atıf Karasu having to interfere. Atıf Karasu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesur Erşahin in the 61st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Yiğitcan Akergin managed to get in a good position for a shot. İstanbul Bats's supporters rose to their feet, but Yiğitcan Akergin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Atıf Karasu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arif Oğuz Arıhan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 70th match minute, ║GáLáTáSáRáY║ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mesut Ataner to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in ║GáLáTáSáRáY║'s zone, Arif Oğuz Arıhan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Atıf Karasu came out of the goal and Arif Oğuz Arıhan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When İstanbul Bats's Cesur Erşahin in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ║GáLáTáSáRáY║'s goalie prevented a goal. Abdi Mehmet Kose charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abdi Mehmet Kose the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 78th minute, one of İstanbul Bats:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for İstanbul Bats. Atıf Karasu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arif Oğuz Arıhan in the 83rd minute of the match. Cesur Erşahin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Atıf Karasu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ║GáLáTáSáRáY║'s Atıf Karasu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebati Barlas in the 89th minute of play. Atıf Karasu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cesur Erşahin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 96th minute, Cesur Erşahin made a precise shot to the right of Atıf Karasu. ║GáLáTáSáRáY║'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1.