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Match Report
Karaköy
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gencer Seyhan kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Istanbul's Arcan Peyami got a free kick in the 3rd minute. After a rather tough play, Istanbul's Arcan Peyami got a free kick in the 9th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Yağızalp Dalayer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Karaköy's supporters rose to their feet, but Yağızalp Dalayer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Berker Eski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Cemal İsrafil came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Karaköy 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 Cemal İsrafil couldn't finish the play. If Gencer Seyhan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Istanbul's Berker Eski got control of the ball when Cemal İsrafil tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cemal İsrafil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 34 minutes into the match, Istanbul's goalkeeper Berker Eski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cemal İsrafil. When Baran Bilge Aytekin fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Karaköy's protests and gave Baran Bilge Aytekin a yellow card for diving instead. When Mehmet Emrah Özdinç fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Istanbul's protests and gave Mehmet Emrah Özdinç a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 43rd minute of the game. One of Istanbul:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Karaköy:s goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Yağızalp Dalayer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Istanbul getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Ogün Nesil hit a great ball. Berker Eski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cemal İsrafil in the 57th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yağızalp Dalayer in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Berker Eski saved Istanbul from getting behind. Cemal İsrafil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yağızalp Dalayer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cemal İsrafil in the 63rd minute of play forced Istanbul's goalkeeper Berker Eski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kayhan Başeğmez's late challenge caught a Karaköy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kayhan Başeğmez helped the player get up and apologised. Kayhan Başeğmez hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Berker Eski came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by Karaköy's Cemal İsrafil. But to his dismay, Cemal İsrafil quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Cemal İsrafil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Berker Eski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Resulhan Tokkan came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Karaköy 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 Resulhan Tokkan couldn't finish the play. After having played for 81 minutes, Cemal İsrafil managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Karaköy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cemal İsrafil was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Yağızalp Dalayer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Berker Eski was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. If Cemal İsrafil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yağızalp Dalayer in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Berker Eski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 87 minutes of play Istanbul's Ogün Nesil was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 87th match minute, Istanbul was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ogün Nesil to maneuver through the defense. In the 88th minute, Cemal İsrafil 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. After having played for 90 minutes, Yağızalp Dalayer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Karaköy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yağızalp Dalayer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 93 minutes into the match, Cemal İsrafil notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Istanbul's Berker Eski. Berker Eski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Karaköy walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.
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