U23 League

Northside Stadium
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Faustin Ostermann kicked off to start the match. Demir Rebi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Damian Teofila made a huge save. Yağızalp Akhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Faustin Ostermann, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sungurhan Akşin during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sungurhan Akşin hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. A collision led to North Port UTD getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Beyhan Lami hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ercan Şerif in the 15th minute of play forced ƒ¢ тαяıк υηıтє∂'s goalkeeper Damian Teofila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute, Sermet Ulualp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. North Port UTD's Deniz Hasanbeyli got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Damian Teofila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ercan Şerif, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Demir Rebi in the 28th minute of play forced ƒ¢ тαяıк υηıтє∂'s goalkeeper Damian Teofila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to ƒ¢ тαяıк υηıтє∂ getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Sermet Ulualp hit a great ball. Desiderio Dolfo hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 34th minute of the match Ferid İlican shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Damian Teofila showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 43 minutes into the match, North Port UTD's goal looked a bit too open when Arman İlsev came free, but Yağızalp Akhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Desiderio Dolfo during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Yağızalp Akhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doğa Gazzal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Deniz Hasanbeyli to make the kick off. Gürel Özgenalp's late challenge caught a North Port UTD's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gürel Özgenalp helped the player get up and apologised. Gürel Özgenalp kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. North Port UTD were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after ƒ¢ тαяıк υηıтє∂'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ferid İlican took the corner. A collision led to ƒ¢ тαяıк υηıтє∂ getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Gürel Özgenalp hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Faustin Ostermann in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yağızalp Akhan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 73rd match minute, ƒ¢ тαяıк υηıтє∂ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sungurhan Akşin to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute Deniz Hasanbeyli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damian Teofila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, North Port UTD's goalkeeper Yağızalp Akhan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Doğa Gazzal. ƒ¢ тαяıк υηıтє∂'s Damian Teofila played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ercan Şerif in the 83rd minute of play. A collision led to ƒ¢ тαяıк υηıтє∂ getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Desiderio Dolfo hit a great ball. In the 87th minute Ercan Şerif shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damian Teofila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to ƒ¢ тαяıк υηıтє∂ getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Sermet Ulualp hit a great ball. North Port UTD were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.