U23 League

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yağız Alatay got the match started through his kick off. Refik Akdoğan's late challenge caught a Los Tatangelos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Refik Akdoğan helped the player get up and apologised. After 2 played minutes H E P T A N got a freekick which was hit by Refik Akdoğan. In the 3rd minute of the match Gaffar Gülsoy shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kuddusî Özdoğal showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Vacib Bartu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yağız Alatay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vacib Bartu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yağız Alatay's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. After 9 played minutes Los Tatangelos got a freekick which was hit by Mehmet Ediz Kurman. In the 10th minute of the match Doruk Tan sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vacib Bartu skillfully saved the ball. H E P T A N's Kuddusî Özdoğal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hüseyin Can Timurkan in the 13th minute of play. A collision led to H E P T A N getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Refik Akdoğan hit a great ball. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind H E P T A N's goalkeeper Kuddusî Özdoğal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Yağız Alatay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20thth minute of the game Yağız Alatay who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los Tatangelos's Vacib Bartu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kuddusî Özdoğal was a little too slow when Hüseyin Can Timurkan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 22nd minute. The score was now 1-0. A collision led to Los Tatangelos getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Arif Burak Kahveci hit a great ball. When the match clock showed 29 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Yağız Alatay sped through Los Tatangelos's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vacib Bartu. After 34 played minutes H E P T A N got a freekick which was hit by Doruk Tan. Los Tatangelos's Vacib Bartu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yağız Alatay in the 39th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yağız Alatay in the 45th minute of play forced Los Tatangelos's goalkeeper Vacib Bartu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hüseyin Can Timurkan made a kick off. Vacib Bartu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yağız Alatay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yağız Alatay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vacib Bartu having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Los Tatangelos's Münir Soysan got a free kick in the 56th minute. In the 58th minute of the match H E P T A N got a corner. Los Tatangelos's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Doruk Tan ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Doruk Tan got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Vacib Bartu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Vacib Bartu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yağız Alatay, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 60thth minute of the game Yağız Alatay who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los Tatangelos's Vacib Bartu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Vacib Bartu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yağız Alatay's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. The supporters of H E P T A N booed when Los Tatangelos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arif Burak Kahveci didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 69 played minutes H E P T A N got a freekick which was hit by Enes Sulasi. Bilal Pekant sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 74th match minute, H E P T A N was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ragıp Delfin to maneuver through the defense. Vacib Bartu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yağız Alatay, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. When Yağız Alatay came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the H E P T A N 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 Yağız Alatay couldn't finish the play. Reşat Hasanoğlu hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Kuddusî Özdoğal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arif Burak Kahveci went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Babbis Dermitzakis in the 91st minute of play forced Los Tatangelos's goalkeeper Vacib Bartu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kuddusî Özdoğal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaffar Gülsoy in the 93rd minute of play. The supporters of H E P T A N booed when Los Tatangelos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mutlu Hızarcı didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, H E P T A N's Doruk Tan tried to score from far away in the 95th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. For all the effort they put into the match, the H E P T A N players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Los Tatangelos.