U23 League

Rams Park
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rahim Sidam started the match with the kick off. In the 3rdth minute of the game Naim Gencal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but mesehor FC's Peker Bayezit was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Rahim Sidam had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Peker Bayezit. mesehor FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rahim Sidam was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. When İlbey Çetinel came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the HORIZZONT 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 İlbey Çetinel couldn't finish the play. With an all-out effort, HORIZZONT's Peker Bayezit threw himself towards the right post 15 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from İlbey Çetinel, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 16th match minute, mesehor FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aykutalp İşcan to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th minute İlbey Çetinel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peker Bayezit saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute of the match HORIZZONT got a corner. mesehor FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Bora Han Vahit ran over to the corner to take the kick. HORIZZONT's Bora Han Vahit was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Peker Bayezit in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Peker Bayezit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Naim Gencal, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 26 minutes into the match, mesehor FC's goalkeeper Peker Bayezit had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Naim Gencal. In the 29th minute, Rahim Sidam got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling İlbey Çetinel in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Peker Bayezit prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Peker Bayezit was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mirza Yazargil showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 34 minute of play. HORIZZONT's İlbey Çetinel managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Altay Kazan in the 39 minute of the game. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cihangir Ustam made a kick off. When Mirza Yazargil got free in front of the goal in the 56th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Peker Bayezit was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rahim Sidam in the 58th minute of play forced mesehor FC's goalkeeper Peker Bayezit to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mirza Yazargil struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Peker Bayezit didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for HORIZZONT. Peker Bayezit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İlbey Çetinel, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. After some careless play in the mesehor FC defense, Mirza Yazargil kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Peker Bayezit. The mesehor FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Peker Bayezit should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dilaver Geylanlar during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Peker Bayezit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yaşar Akbuğ, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. İlbey Çetinel struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Peker Bayezit didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for HORIZZONT. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mirza Yazargil during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to HORIZZONT getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Mirza Yazargil hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Naim Gencal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Peker Bayezit was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. Altay Kazan charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Altay Kazan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Altay Kazan hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. HORIZZONT had played much better football throughout.