U18U Arena
Spectators: 7372 (Terracing: 5500,
Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Metehan Kurboga made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Sokartes's Reis Zafer fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. After some careless play in the Under 18 Universe defense, Reis Zafer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kurtuluş Ünlü. The Under 18 Universe fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kurtuluş Ünlü should have stopped the shot. Metehan Kurboga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmet Hamdi Keykavus having to interfere. 9 minutes into the match, Faruk Nafiz Burçak notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Under 18 Universe's Kurtuluş Ünlü. Kurtuluş Ünlü was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 11 played minutes Sokartes got a freekick which was hit by Reis Zafer. Kurtuluş Ünlü made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faruk Nafiz Burçak in the 19th minute of play. 21 minutes into the game, Şahap Tokuzer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Kurtuluş Ünlü was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Faruk Nafiz Burçak in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kurtuluş Ünlü prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 28th minute Reis Zafer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kurtuluş Ünlü saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kurtuluş Ünlü showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Şahap Tokuzer, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Kurtuluş Ünlü didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Reis Zafer went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. When the match clock showed 36 minutes, the score became 0-6 when Faruk Nafiz Burçak sped through Under 18 Universe's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Kurtuluş Ünlü. Metehan Kurboga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Ahmet Hamdi Keykavus tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 44th match minute, Under 18 Universe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İlkan Bektaş to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Under 18 Universe's Demiralp Selim got a free kick in the 46th minute. Kurtuluş Ünlü came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Sokartes's Reis Zafer. But to his dismay, Reis Zafer quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-7. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-7.
When Demiralp Selim fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Under 18 Universe's protests and gave Demiralp Selim a yellow card for diving instead. In the 53rd minute, Demiralp Selim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 55 minutes into the game, Faruk Nafiz Burçak cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-8. Kurtuluş Ünlü was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Şahap Tokuzer fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sokartes's protests and gave Şahap Tokuzer a yellow card for diving instead. After a defensive mix-up in Sokartes's zone, Metehan Kurboga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ahmet Hamdi Keykavus came out of the goal and Metehan Kurboga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kurtuluş Ünlü made an important save on a dangerous shot by Şahap Tokuzer in the 61st minute. In the 62nd minute, Reis Zafer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sokartes fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-9. 68 minutes into the match, Faruk Nafiz Burçak had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kurtuluş Ünlü. Under 18 Universe's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Faruk Nafiz Burçak was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-10. The crowd rose to their feet as Sokartes's Faruk Nafiz Burçak slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Kurtuluş Ünlü. That made the score 0-11 after 73 minutes of play. Under 18 Universe's Kurtuluş Ünlü proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Under 18 Universe from getting a goal against them. With an all-out effort, Sokartes's Kurtuluş Ünlü threw himself towards the right post 78 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Faruk Nafiz Burçak, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Cahit Atik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmet Hamdi Keykavus having to interfere. Reis Zafer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Kurtuluş Ünlü tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Under 18 Universe's Kurtuluş Ünlü played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faruk Nafiz Burçak in the 84th minute of play. A collision led to Under 18 Universe getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Kamer Başkaynak hit a great ball. In the 89th minute, Reis Zafer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sokartes fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-12. A collision led to Under 18 Universe getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Metehan Kurboga hit a great ball. Kurtuluş Ünlü made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reis Zafer in the 97th minute of play.
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