League

Izmir Park
Spectators: 7741 (Terracing: 5807, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Adnan Otaran started the match with the kick off. Rodney Huston scored 2-0 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mehmet Anıl Erbaş, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of İzMiR 08 booed when Zonguldak was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Selim Taymaz didn't get a good kick on the ball. The nice shot from Emrah Taşdemir in the 19thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Mehmet Anıl Erbaş had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. After 20 played minutes İzMiR 08 got a freekick which was hit by Albertas Dabašinskas. Mehmet Anıl Erbaş showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adnan Otaran, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Mehmet Anıl Erbaş was a little too slow when Adnan Otaran got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 27th minute. The score was now 3-0. When the match clock showed 30 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Emrah Taşdemir sped through Zonguldak's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mehmet Anıl Erbaş. A collision led to İzMiR 08 getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Gökay Alp hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute of the match, Adnan Otaran tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mehmet Anıl Erbaş saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 46th minute Zonguldak were awarded a corner. Arsenio Chaime went to the cornerflag to take it. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jurand Kajdasz was the one to do the kick off. Mehmet Anıl Erbaş made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emrah Taşdemir in the 65th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Adnan Otaran's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mehmet Anıl Erbaş was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Adam Adamski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Ernest Vintilescu made a huge save. Zonguldak's Mahsun Eğriöz was substituted for Ziya Muhteşem. In the 73rd minute Zonguldak were awarded a corner. Arsenio Chaime went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Zonguldak's Mahsun Eğriöz getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Ernest Vintilescu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adam Adamski in the 77th minute. Mehmet Anıl Erbaş showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adnan Otaran in the 78th minute of the match. In the 80th minute, Emrah Taşdemir left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The İzMiR 08 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Mehmet Anıl Erbaş made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emrah Taşdemir in the 84th minute of play. Mehmet Anıl Erbaş made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adnan Otaran in the 87th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Emrah Taşdemir's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mehmet Anıl Erbaş was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Habib Coşan kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Mehmet Anıl Erbaş showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adnan Otaran in the 94th minute of the match. 95 minutes into the game, Zonguldak's Müslüm Rakim nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ernest Vintilescu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. Zonguldak's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.