League

Drama Arena
Spectators: 7695 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1749, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Halil İbrahim Tanuğur got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Maltepegenç's Nihat Alptekin got a free kick in the 3rd minute. The audience was convinced that Halil İbrahim Tanuğur's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Asım Arif Okcun was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. FC MANLE's Berk Gürdal was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Asım Arif Okcun in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Veysel Şahbey was extremely unlucky when he, in the 8th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 10 minutes into the match, Halil İbrahim Tanuğur had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Asım Arif Okcun. Maltepegenç's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Halil İbrahim Tanuğur was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Asım Arif Okcun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hamit Aynacıoğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raşit Hendekli in the 15th minute of play forced Maltepegenç's goalkeeper Asım Arif Okcun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Raşit Hendekli in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Asım Arif Okcun prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Halil İbrahim Tanuğur in the 18th minute of play forced Maltepegenç's goalkeeper Asım Arif Okcun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th play minute Gökhun Evcimen came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Nusrettin Uzay. 1-1. After some careless play in the FC MANLE defense, Doğuhan Özerek kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nusrettin Uzay. The FC MANLE fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nusrettin Uzay should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hüsmen Eygül in the 25th minute of play forced FC MANLE's goalkeeper Nusrettin Uzay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC MANLE's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Utku Mümtaz was slow to take the kick. During this time Maltepegenç's players had a chance to rest. Maltepegenç's Utku Mümtaz was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Nusrettin Uzay in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Hüsmen Eygül managed to get in a good position for a shot. Maltepegenç's supporters rose to their feet, but Hüsmen Eygül was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nusrettin Uzay breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gökhun Evcimen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Nusrettin Uzay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 31st minute, Hüsmen Eygül 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. In the 32nd minute, Gökhun Evcimen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nusrettin Uzay was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. A collision led to Maltepegenç getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Ahmet Ziya Hirfet hit a great ball. If Hüsmen Eygül had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 41 minutes into the match, Hamit Aynacıoğlu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Asım Arif Okcun. Maltepegenç's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hamit Aynacıoğlu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. A hard shot 47 in the game by Gökhun Evcimen from a close distance when the talented Nusrettin Uzay managed to make a qualified save. FC MANLE's players were relieved.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gökhun Evcimen stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Raşit Hendekli recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Asım Arif Okcun. Raşit Hendekli showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-3. After 57 minutes of play, Maltepegenç's Hüsmen Eygül made it 4-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nusrettin Uzay was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 67 minutes, Hüsmen Eygül managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Maltepegenç's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hüsmen Eygül was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice moves Hamit Aynacıoğlu could shoot a difficult shot in the 70th minute, which Asım Arif Okcun however easily saved by the left post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gökhun Evcimen in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nusrettin Uzay saved FC MANLE from getting behind. Veysel Şahbey's late challenge caught a FC MANLE's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Veysel Şahbey helped the player get up and apologised. Asım Arif Okcun was out of position in the 78 minute of play, and Halil İbrahim Tanuğur capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Halil İbrahim Tanuğur really showed his touch with that goal: 5-5. Nusrettin Uzay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gökhun Evcimen in the 81st minute of play. Hüsmen Eygül fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nusrettin Uzay having to interfere. Maltepegenç's attentive Veysel Şahbey managed to snatch the ball when Ercüment Özerhan made a throw-in in the 88th minute of the game. In the 88th minute, Gökhun Evcimen 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. 90 minutes into the match, Maltepegenç's goal looked a bit too open when Raşit Hendekli came free, but Asım Arif Okcun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute, Hamit Aynacıoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nusrettin Uzay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gökhun Evcimen in the 93rd minute of play. Joop Ploeger charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joop Ploeger the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nihat Alptekin lost his temper 97 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 98th minute, Nihat Alptekin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.