U18 League

CAN ERZURUM ARENA
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bilgin Yenisey kicked off to start the match. Yavuz Bülent Ilgın was out of position in the 3 minute of play, and Bilgin Yenisey capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Bilgin Yenisey really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Yavuz Bülent Ilgın showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bilgin Yenisey, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. The corner led to CAN ERZURUM's Yalçın Özgenc getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Bilgin Yenisey might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yavuz Bülent Ilgın. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bilgin Yenisey ran back to his position shaking his head. Habib Mennan's late challenge caught a CAN ERZURUM's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Habib Mennan helped the player get up and apologised. Yavuz Bülent Ilgın took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bilgin Yenisey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, CAN ERZURUM's Ahmet Ceyhan Akartuna got a free kick in the 22nd minute. In the 23rd minute Tunç Erokay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernado Muslera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Müslüm Ülkenur kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. CAN ERZURUM's Fernado Muslera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tunç Erokay in the 31st minute of play. The supporters of Navigators booed when CAN ERZURUM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Ceyhan Akartuna didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kamber Tongar struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Fernado Muslera didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Navigators. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Doğa Erdem was the one to do the kick off. Fernado Muslera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tunç Erokay in the 61st minute of play. After 64 played minutes CAN ERZURUM got a freekick which was hit by Atalan Yalın. A collision led to CAN ERZURUM getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Atalan Yalın hit a great ball. In the 67th minute, Ümit Zeren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kamber Tongar, 67 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After a rather tough play, CAN ERZURUM's Reşat Akaltan got a free kick in the 70th minute. In the 71st minute, Navigators's Doğa Erdem ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Fernado Muslera. Fernado Muslera yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. After a rather tough play, Navigators's Kamber Tongar got a free kick in the 75th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 83 minutes, Fernado Muslera successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 88th minute, Bilgin Yenisey ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yavuz Bülent Ilgın was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Atalan Yalın fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yavuz Bülent Ilgın having to interfere. In the 96th match minute, Navigators was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bedir Yazgı to maneuver through the defense.