League

1907 DFC Ülker Arena
Spectators: 8402 (Terracing: 6302, Seating: 1932, VIP seats: 168) Nurtekin Üner made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when İlker Aydınoğlu sent off a good shot on target. In the 7th minute MERT FC were awarded a corner. Ahmet Orhan Kutulmuş went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 11th match minute, 1907 Dream Lord City FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Selmi Tozun to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chesney Nicholson in the 13th minute of play forced 1907 Dream Lord City FC's goalkeeper İlkan Akil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. MERT FC were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after 1907 Dream Lord City FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ahmet Orhan Kutulmuş took the corner. MERT FC's Danilo Estevez was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but İlkan Akil in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 18 minutes 1907 Dream Lord City FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ahmet Orhan Kutulmuş who took care of the corner kick. İlkan Akil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cem Özinan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 1907 Dream Lord City FC were awarded a corner in the 22th minute after MERT FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Necat Perva took the corner. The corner ended in Necat Perva almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but MERT FC's Nurtekin Üner did a great save. The supporters of 1907 Dream Lord City FC booed when MERT FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alf Fribäck didn't get a good kick on the ball. Necat Perva's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Nurtekin Üner firmly grabbed it by the left post. İlker Aydınoğlu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Nurtekin Üner made a huge save. A collision led to 1907 Dream Lord City FC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Selmi Tozun hit a great ball. Ahmet Orhan Kutulmuş was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 29th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The supporters of MERT FC booed when 1907 Dream Lord City FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Hamdi Kuntman didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by İlker Aydınoğlu in the 38th minute of play forced MERT FC's goalkeeper Nurtekin Üner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Chesney Nicholson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but İlkan Akil was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. 1907 Dream Lord City FC's İlkan Akil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cem Özinan in the 44th minute of play. After 45 played minutes 1907 Dream Lord City FC got a freekick which was hit by Necat Perva. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mehmet Halis Atik to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cem Özinan got free with İlkan Akil in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nurtekin Üner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İlker Aydınoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. 1907 Dream Lord City FC's Ahmet Hamdi Kuntman got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 61 minutes into the match, 1907 Dream Lord City FC's goalkeeper İlkan Akil had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chesney Nicholson. Cem Özinan might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over İlkan Akil. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cem Özinan ran back to his position shaking his head. 1907 Dream Lord City FC's İlkan Akil proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save 1907 Dream Lord City FC from getting a goal against them. In the 66th minute, Róbert Pál-Szabó hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. MERT FC made a substitution. Gică Hagi replaced Aurelian Caciulescu. After a rather tough play, 1907 Dream Lord City FC's Róbert Pál-Szabó got a free kick in the 67th minute. 68 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when MERT FC's Chesney Nicholson fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. After a rather tough play, MERT FC's Gică Hagi got a free kick in the 70th minute. Mehmet Halis Atik received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Nurtekin Üner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. MERT FC's Ahmet Orhan Kutulmuş suffered a sore foot after 76 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 76 minutes of play 1907 Dream Lord City FC's Selmi Tozun 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. Selmi Tozun hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. When Cem Özinan came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the MERT FC 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 Cem Özinan couldn't finish the play. İlkan Akil showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chesney Nicholson, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. After a rather tough play, 1907 Dream Lord City FC's Lu Ping Wei got a free kick in the 86th minute. 87 minutes into the match, 1907 Dream Lord City FC's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Stålberg came free, but İlkan Akil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. İlkan Akil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chesney Nicholson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute, Devlet Pekergin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Daniel Stålberg struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. İlkan Akil didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MERT FC. The MERT FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented 1907 Dream Lord City FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.