Friendly League

ALTAY ATATURK ARENA
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Yu Xi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a defensive mix-up in ALTAY MYTHS's zone, Yu Xi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cüneyt Baba came out of the goal and Yu Xi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arif Bilge Tokyürek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from İbrahim Akın, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Berkay Akdurmuş charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Berkay Akdurmuş the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Berkay Akdurmuş kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Yu Xi might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cüneyt Baba. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Yu Xi ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 14th minute of the match ALTAY MYTHS got a corner. H E P T A N FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Erdi Demir ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Işıkalp Gençyaz got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Arif Bilge Tokyürek quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Arif Bilge Tokyürek was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Berkay Akdurmuş showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 15 minute of play. After 18 minutes of play, ALTAY MYTHS's Erdi Demir made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arif Bilge Tokyürek was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 24th match minute, ALTAY MYTHS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hüsmen Özakay to maneuver through the defense. In the 25th minute, Yu Xi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cüneyt Baba was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Cüneyt Baba didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Şafak Açıkalın went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. When ALTAY MYTHS's İbrahim Akın in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye H E P T A N FC's goalie prevented a goal. Cüneyt Baba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Şafak Açıkalın, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Murat Akpınar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Cüneyt Baba tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 46th minute, Şafak Açıkalın 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 ALTAY MYTHS players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. H E P T A N FC were winning 2-3.

H E P T A N FC's Murat Akpınar got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yu Xi got free with Cüneyt Baba in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Murat Akpınar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cüneyt Baba having to interfere. H E P T A N FC's Arif Bilge Tokyürek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erdi Demir in the 60th minute of play. Cüneyt Baba took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yu Xi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arif Bilge Tokyürek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erdi Demir in the 68th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Saffet Maksum in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arif Bilge Tokyürek prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 71 minutes into the match, H E P T A N FC's Yu Xi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cüneyt Baba narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by İbrahim Akın in the 73rd minute of play forced H E P T A N FC's goalkeeper Arif Bilge Tokyürek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arif Bilge Tokyürek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erdi Demir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cüneyt Baba was out of position in the 77 minute of play, and Yu Xi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Yu Xi really showed his touch with that goal: 2-4. ALTAY MYTHS made a substitution. Mesut Alpaslan replaced Erdi Demir. ALTAY MYTHS's Ayvaz Sayın was substituted for Berkay Akdurmuş. Murat Akpınar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Cüneyt Baba made a huge save. Arif Bilge Tokyürek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from İbrahim Akın in the 89th minute of play. In the 95th minute of the match Hüsmen Özakay sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arif Bilge Tokyürek skillfully saved the ball. The H E P T A N FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.