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Match Report
Foca
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Enes Emiroğlu took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Arif Buğra Özbilir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arif Buğra Özbilir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yavuz Selim Tülek having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Menekse's Keramettin Kamil got a free kick in the 11th minute. In the 15th minute, Yiğitcan Tayguner made a precise shot to the right of Yavuz Selim Tülek. Foca's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Menekse's Eralp Acar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enes Emiroğlu in the 21st minute of play. In the 22nd match minute, Menekse was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kuddusî Uzhan to maneuver through the defense. After 26 minutes, Anıl Baran Safvetullah mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Menekse and the Foca players grew even worse after the yellow card. Anıl Baran Safvetullah kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enes Emiroğlu in the 28th minute of play forced Menekse's goalkeeper Eralp Acar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Arif Buğra Özbilir came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Menekse 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 Arif Buğra Özbilir couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enes Emiroğlu in the 36th minute of play forced Menekse's goalkeeper Eralp Acar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Enes Emiroğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Şadi Berkman who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 42ndth minute tested the skills of Eralp Acar when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 46 minutes of play, Foca's Şadi Berkman made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eralp Acar was left in no man's land by his defense there! The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yiğitcan Tayguner made a kick off. Enes Emiroğlu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eralp Acar having to interfere. After 58 minutes, Kuddusî Uzhan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Menekse and the Foca players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 58th minute, Kuddusî Uzhan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 59 played minutes, Foca's Vecdi Paksoy shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Eralp Acar came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Foca reached it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Şadi Berkman in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eralp Acar saved Menekse from getting behind. When the match clock showed 64 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Enes Emiroğlu sped through Menekse's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Eralp Acar. Arif Buğra Özbilir received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Yavuz Selim Tülek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Enes Emiroğlu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eralp Acar having to interfere. In the 79th minute, Bünyamin Cihaner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Şadi Berkman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In a very dangerous position, a player in Menekse fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 82nd minute. Penalty! When Şadi Berkman came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Foca 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 Şadi Berkman couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Menekse's zone, Şadi Berkman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eralp Acar came out of the goal and Şadi Berkman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bünyamin Cihaner hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Foca's Enes Emiroğlu got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Enes Emiroğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Hafız Birsoy fell near the penalty area in the 97th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Foca's protests and gave Hafız Birsoy a yellow card for diving instead. Hafız Birsoy kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. Yiğitcan Tayguner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 99th minute. Yavuz Selim Tülek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Menekse's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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