U23 League

MeRSiN-AReNA
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) ASLANAS were awarded a corner in the 5th minute after MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Muhammet Pekşen took the corner. Ardahan Hekimbaşı took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aykut İslam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Turgay Arısan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. ASLANAS's Tolga Altınkaya got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ardahan Hekimbaşı stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tolga Altınkaya's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Kerimhan Bürge made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abdurrezzak Ünveren in the 16th minute. In the 18th minute Tolga Altınkaya shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ardahan Hekimbaşı saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu defense, Turgay Arısan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ardahan Hekimbaşı. The MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ardahan Hekimbaşı should have stopped the shot. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Turgay Arısan put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Ardahan Hekimbaşı. If Turgay Arısan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ardahan Hekimbaşı took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tolga Altınkaya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 41 minutes into the match, MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's goal looked a bit too open when Turgay Arısan came free, but Ardahan Hekimbaşı reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu's Hakkı Kenan Uygun got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tolga Altınkaya made a kick off. If Tolga Altınkaya had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. ASLANAS's Muhammet Pekşen suffered a sore thigh after 57 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 57 minutes, Hakkı Kenan Uygun mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu and the ASLANAS players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Hakkı Kenan Uygun hit a great ball. In the 61st minute of the match, Tolga Altınkaya tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ardahan Hekimbaşı saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hakkı Kenan Uygun in the 63rd minute of play forced ASLANAS's goalkeeper Kerimhan Bürge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Turgay Arısan got free with Ardahan Hekimbaşı in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tolga Altınkaya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Ardahan Hekimbaşı tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 70 minutes into the match, ASLANAS's goal looked a bit too open when Hakkı Kenan Uygun came free, but Kerimhan Bürge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aykut İslam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 74thth minute of the game Hakkı Kenan Uygun who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ASLANAS's Kerimhan Bürge was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Barış Omay received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ardahan Hekimbaşı came out and tried to block the shot, but Barış Omay slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 77th minute. Tolga Altınkaya fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ardahan Hekimbaşı having to interfere. Kerimhan Bürge showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hakkı Kenan Uygun, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Ardahan Hekimbaşı made an important save on a dangerous shot by Barış Omay in the 85th minute. Hakkı Kenan Uygun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kerimhan Bürge having to interfere. Hayyam Saygılı sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Turgay Arısan got free with Ardahan Hekimbaşı in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. ASLANAS played a much better game than MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu and deserved their victory. The MeRSiN-İDMaN-YuRDu players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.