U18 League

PAYİTAHT
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Golo Lur started the match with the kick off. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 5th minute of the game. One of CİCERO:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Dikili Sahil Spor:s goal. In the 8th minute there was a penalty for Dikili Sahil Spor. Ardahan Yağın stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving İsa Darga. 0-1. With his leg Nurettin Bucak managed to avoid a goal in the 11thth minute, when CİCERO's Golo Lur fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 16 minutes, Arif Çelebi Rical mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dikili Sahil Spor and the CİCERO players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 16th minute, Arif Çelebi Rical hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Arif Buğra Şükran put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of İsa Darga. Golo Lur recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 27 minutes into the match, Dikili Sahil Spor's goal looked a bit too open when Acar Özilter came free, but Nurettin Bucak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute, Golo Lur ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nurettin Bucak was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. CİCERO's Golo Lur was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 36th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dikili Sahil Spor's goalkeeper Nurettin Bucak, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. İsa Darga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Asrın Tuğra in the 40th minute of play. Boğaçhan Geçer kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

In the 52nd minute Golo Lur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nurettin Bucak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Dikili Sahil Spor's İlbey Cihangir got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Nurettin Bucak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Golo Lur in the 54th minute of play. After 57 minutes, Arif Buğra Şükran mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dikili Sahil Spor and the CİCERO players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of CİCERO booed when Dikili Sahil Spor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arif Buğra Şükran didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mustafa Oğuz Karaman took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 58th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nurettin Bucak. Dikili Sahil Spor's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. CİCERO's İsa Darga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Asrın Tuğra in the 68th minute of play. CİCERO's İsa Darga proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save CİCERO from getting a goal against them. Nurettin Bucak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Golo Lur in the 77th minute of the match. In the 78th match minute, Dikili Sahil Spor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İlbey Cihangir to maneuver through the defense. İlbey Cihangir hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Golo Lur's late challenge caught a Dikili Sahil Spor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Golo Lur helped the player get up and apologised. After 86 played minutes CİCERO got a freekick which was hit by Golo Lur. After a defensive mix-up in CİCERO's zone, Arif Buğra Şükran stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. İsa Darga came out of the goal and Arif Buğra Şükran tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The CİCERO players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.