U18 League

Aksaray Stadium
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sancarbey Kaygun took the kick off in the first half of the match. Necat Bal charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Necat Bal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Goal Machines booed when ASLANAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Necat Bal didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 8th minute, ASLANAS's Sarper Kocay seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Sarper Kocay the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of ASLANAS protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Sarper Kocay had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee gave Goal Machines a penalty, 10 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Sancarbey Kaygun, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of ASLANAS's Mustafa Numan Vural. 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Goal Machines's zone, Necat Bal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tuna Özdoğal came out of the goal and Necat Bal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abdi Saygın Pekşen's late challenge caught a ASLANAS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abdi Saygın Pekşen helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of ASLANAS booed when Goal Machines was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdi Saygın Pekşen didn't get a good kick on the ball. ASLANAS's Bican İleri got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 23rd minute, Abdi Saygın Pekşen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tuna Özdoğal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Necat Bal in the 30th minute of the match. 32 minutes into the game, Mikail Şinasi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Goal Machines's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ASLANAS the free kick. Mikail Şinasi kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. When Bican İleri came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the ASLANAS fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Bican İleri couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Goal Machines getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Nihat Yorangil hit a great ball. If Sancarbey Kaygun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdi Saygın Pekşen hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Bican İleri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tuna Özdoğal having to interfere. In the 58th minute, Necat Bal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erberk Efe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mustafa Numan Vural having to interfere. A collision led to ASLANAS getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Saadettin Suerdem hit a great ball. After 69 played minutes Goal Machines got a freekick which was hit by Erberk Efe. In the 79th minute, Erberk Efe left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Goal Machines fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Necat Bal in the 85th minute of play forced Goal Machines's goalkeeper Tuna Özdoğal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ahmet Refik Çiltay during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in Goal Machines's zone, Necat Bal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tuna Özdoğal came out of the goal and Necat Bal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Necat Bal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kamer Dilhan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tuna Özdoğal having to interfere. When ASLANAS's Necat Bal in the 98th minute got a chance for a shot 98th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Goal Machines's goalie prevented a goal. When the final whistle went the supporters of Goal Machines were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant ASLANAS side.