U18 League

MUHSİN YAZICIOĞLU
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Ali Kaan İspirli made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, Bozkurt's Habib Türkmen got a free kick in the 4th minute. Abuzer Kutsoy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Günalp Rikap in the 6th minute of play. After 8 played minutes ZENO got a freekick which was hit by Jorge-Luis Borges. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Günalp Rikap managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bozkurt's supporters rose to their feet, but Günalp Rikap was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abuzer Kutsoy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 13th minute Habib Türkmen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abuzer Kutsoy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abuzer Kutsoy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Habib Türkmen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lev Tolstoy charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lev Tolstoy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Seyfettin Öztay in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tevfik Demiralp saved Bozkurt from getting behind. A collision led to Bozkurt getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Bozkurt Türk hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute of the match Lev Tolstoy sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tevfik Demiralp skillfully saved the ball. In the 28th minute, Adem Gökekin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abuzer Kutsoy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdulbaki Boratay in the 33rd minute of play. Tevfik Demiralp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Seyfettin Öztay, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. A collision led to ZENO getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Lev Tolstoy hit a great ball. Tevfik Demiralp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Kaan İspirli in the 39th minute of the match. 42 minutes into the match, Bozkurt's goal looked a bit too open when Seyfettin Öztay came free, but Tevfik Demiralp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 48 played minutes ZENO got a freekick which was hit by Kamuran Özdinç. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Abdulbaki Boratay made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Abdulbaki Boratay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abuzer Kutsoy was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Ali Kaan İspirli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 60th minute, ZENO's Ali Kaan İspirli ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tevfik Demiralp. Tevfik Demiralp yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Abuzer Kutsoy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdulbaki Boratay in the 63rd minute of play. Kamuran Özdinç kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. In the 68th minute, İbrahim Ethem Kapar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bozkurt fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Seyfettin Öztay got free with Tevfik Demiralp in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. ZENO's Abuzer Kutsoy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdulbaki Boratay in the 77th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdulbaki Boratay in the 77th minute of play forced ZENO's goalkeeper Abuzer Kutsoy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abuzer Kutsoy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdulbaki Boratay, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Tevfik Demiralp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Kaan İspirli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abuzer Kutsoy didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abdulbaki Boratay went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. With 93 minutes on the clock, Sinan Ateş commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 92 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Bozkurt! When the match had been going on for 95 minutes, ZENO's Lev Tolstoy got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Tevfik Demiralp. Bozkurt's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.