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Match Report
Esentepe
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Anıl Ozan Şahbender made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute Anıl Ozan Şahbender shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Job de Koning saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Esentepe's Karhan Demir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Özgür Mertkan in the 6th minute of play. Okanay Tuğtaşı hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Özgür Mertkan hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Job de Koning made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Anıl Ozan Şahbender sent off a good shot on target. If Cabbar Bostancı had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Özgür Mertkan took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Karhan Demir. Karhan Demir dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. If Cabbar Bostancı had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cabbar Bostancı could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Job de Koning made a huge save. Diego Mara struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Karhan Demir didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tinika. Diego Mara recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 42nd minute, Okanay Tuğtaşı reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Job de Koning. The goal made the score 1-1. 49 minutes into the match, Tinika's goal looked a bit too open when Anıl Ozan Şahbender came free, but Job de Koning reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Diego Mara stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anıl Ozan Şahbender in the 55th minute of play forced Tinika's goalkeeper Job de Koning to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karhan Demir was out of position in the 58 minute of play, and Özgür Mertkan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Özgür Mertkan really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. 61 minutes into the match, Tinika's goal looked a bit too open when Cabbar Bostancı came free, but Job de Koning reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anıl Ozan Şahbender sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Job de Koning took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anıl Ozan Şahbender, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diego Mara blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Karhan Demir having to make a save. 68 minutes into the game, Tinika's Diego Mara nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Karhan Demir made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. Job de Koning made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Okanay Tuğtaşı in the 73rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Özgür Mertkan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tinika's supporters rose to their feet, but Özgür Mertkan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Karhan Demir breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 78th minute, Cabbar Bostancı 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. Diego Mara struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Karhan Demir didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tinika. Tinika's Diego Mara got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Diego Mara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Özgür Mertkan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Diego Mara came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Tinika 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 Diego Mara couldn't finish the play. Özgür Mertkan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karhan Demir having to interfere. In the 95th minute, Diego Mara 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. The Esentepe fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Tinika were clearly better and deserved to take the win.
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