U18 League

SKY ARENA
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Berke Pekant made the kick off which started today's match. NoWayOut's Bedih Ispartalı played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Köksal Yenal in the 5th minute of play. In the 7th minute, Berke Pekant left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NoWayOut fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 9th match minute, NoWayOut was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kamber Tayman to maneuver through the defense. In the 10th minute of the match Celil Eroğul shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bedih Ispartalı showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Bedih Ispartalı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yakut Diriğ, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. 15 minutes into the match, NoWayOut's goal looked a bit too open when Yakut Diriğ came free, but Bedih Ispartalı reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 16 minutes, İskender Zağanos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the NoWayOut and the The Last Airbender players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 17th minute of the match Köksal Yenal sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bedih Ispartalı skillfully saved the ball. After 18 minutes of play, NoWayOut's Habib Nasrullah made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Muhittin Suyurgal was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bedih Ispartalı made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Köksal Yenal sent off a good shot on target. Ali Faruk Sertuğ sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 27th minute, Berke Pekant hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bedih Ispartalı was out of position in the 28 minute of play, and Yakut Diriğ capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Yakut Diriğ really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Alemdar Yertan hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. After having played for 33 minutes, Yakut Diriğ managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Last Airbender's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yakut Diriğ was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 35 minutes into the match, NoWayOut's goalkeeper Bedih Ispartalı had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vural Balabey. In the 37th minute, Habib Nasrullah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 37 played minutes, The Last Airbender's Köksal Yenal shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Bedih Ispartalı came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in The Last Airbender reached it. Thanks to some nice moves Sungur Yalçın could shoot a difficult shot in the 39th minute, which Bedih Ispartalı however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Faruk Sertuğ in the 41st minute of play forced NoWayOut's goalkeeper Bedih Ispartalı to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bedih Ispartalı was a little too slow when Sungur Yalçın got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 42nd minute. The score was now 2-2. Bedih Ispartalı made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sungur Yalçın in the 47th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Köksal Yenal made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Ali Faruk Sertuğ left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Last Airbender fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. The Last Airbender's Muhittin Suyurgal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berke Pekant in the 56th minute of play. Habib Nasrullah recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sungur Yalçın in the 62nd minute of play forced NoWayOut's goalkeeper Bedih Ispartalı to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bedih Ispartalı took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Köksal Yenal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 64 minutes, Kamber Tayman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the NoWayOut and the The Last Airbender players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Köksal Yenal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bedih Ispartalı took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vural Balabey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 79 minutes into the match, Alemdar Yertan notched a goal, 4-3, to the right of The Last Airbender's Muhittin Suyurgal. Muhittin Suyurgal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 82nd minute Sungur Yalçın shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bedih Ispartalı saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bedih Ispartalı made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yakut Diriğ in the 84th minute of play. Bedih Ispartalı showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yakut Diriğ in the 87th minute of the match. Burhan Yaşam blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bedih Ispartalı having to make a save. The supporters of The Last Airbender booed when NoWayOut was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abbas Kadrican didn't get a good kick on the ball. Köksal Yenal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Last Airbender's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.