U18 League

Eflani Stadium
Spectators: 149 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Filip Hološko got the match started through his kick off. Muharrem Baler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehmet Halis Haliç, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Muharrem Baler came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by The Last Airbender's Ahmet Nedim Eronat. But to his dismay, Ahmet Nedim Eronat quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The throw-in from Ahmet Nedim Eronat in the 8th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Eflani's Bahri Kirtekin. 11 minutes into the game, Filip Hološko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Muharrem Baler was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Muharrem Baler came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by The Last Airbender's Sungur Yalçın. But to his dismay, Sungur Yalçın quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. 23 minutes into the match, Eflani's goal looked a bit too open when Mehmet Halis Haliç came free, but Muharrem Baler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24th minute Filip Hološko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Muharrem Baler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Muharrem Baler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehmet Halis Haliç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sungur Yalçın in the 27th minute of play forced Eflani's goalkeeper Muharrem Baler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Muharrem Baler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filip Hološko in the 28th minute of the match. Mehmet Halis Haliç scored 0-4 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Muharrem Baler, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 32 minutes into the game, Filip Hološko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Muharrem Baler was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 40th minute, Filip Hološko 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: 0-6. After some careless play in the Eflani defense, Filip Hološko kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Muharrem Baler. The Eflani fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Muharrem Baler should have stopped the shot. Disappointed in the 0-8 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when İshak Peşrev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute Filip Hološko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Muharrem Baler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Muharrem Baler made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Mehmet Halis Haliç sent off a good shot on target. Muharrem Baler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sungur Yalçın in the 60th minute of play. Eflani's defense didn't have a chance, in the 62nd minute, when Sungur Yalçın scored to the left of an out of position Muharrem Baler, making the score, 0-9. In the 67th minute, Sungur Yalçın reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Muharrem Baler. The goal made the score 0-10. Muharrem Baler made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Mehmet Halis Haliç sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of The Last Airbender booed when Eflani was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Önder Zeval didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mehmet Halis Haliç received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Muharrem Baler came out and tried to block the shot, but Mehmet Halis Haliç slotted it home off the left post making it 0-11 in the 78th minute. Muharrem Baler was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sungur Yalçın showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-12 in the 85 minute of play. The Last Airbender's Burhan Yaşam was substituted for Aslan Kral. In the 90th match minute, Eflani was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yücel Tangun to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 93 minutes, Filip Hološko took a quick shot and it went in 0-13 without a chance for Muharrem Baler to make any attempt to save it. 98 minutes into the match, Eflani's goal looked a bit too open when Sungur Yalçın came free, but Muharrem Baler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Last Airbender's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.