League

Arnavutköy Stadium
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Burak Yilmaz started the match with the kick off. An unexpected shot in the 10th minute by Burak Yilmaz got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. With a little luck, Essahtan Spor's İsmet Şemsi got control of the ball when İlbey Oker tried to sneak it across the goal line. İsmet Şemsi made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Burak Yilmaz sent off a good shot on target. In the 15th minute Burak Yilmaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but İsmet Şemsi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Burak Yilmaz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without İsmet Şemsi having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olimpiu Antoniu in the 22nd minute of play forced Essahtan Spor's goalkeeper İsmet Şemsi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Arnavutköy's Olimpiu Antoniu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of İsmet Şemsi. That made the score 1-0 after 23 minutes of play. İlbey Oker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. İsmet Şemsi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 28 minutes into the match, Arnavutköy's Burak Yilmaz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that İsmet Şemsi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Essahtan Spor's Tekin Ergüç got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 30th minute of the match, Burak Yilmaz got a very nice opportunity to score, but İsmet Şemsi was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 32nd minute, Tekin Ergüç hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. İsmet Şemsi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olimpiu Antoniu in the 33rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Olimpiu Antoniu in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck İsmet Şemsi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Burak Yilmaz put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of İsmet Şemsi. Tekin Ergüç kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tekin Ergüç to make the kick off. Burak Yilmaz might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over İsmet Şemsi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Burak Yilmaz ran back to his position shaking his head. If Arif Memduh Subahi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. İsmet Şemsi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olimpiu Antoniu, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Arnavutköy's Kılıçhan Reyyan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Arnavutköy from getting a goal against them. İsmet Şemsi came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Arnavutköy's Burak Yilmaz. But to his dismay, Burak Yilmaz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. İsmet Şemsi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Burak Yilmaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. İsmet Şemsi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Burak Yilmaz in the 80th minute of play. In the 81st minute of the match Arnavutköy got a corner. Essahtan Spor's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mürsel Samih ran over to the corner to take the kick. Burak Yilmaz kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. If Olimpiu Antoniu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 86 minutes into the match, Essahtan Spor's goal looked a bit too open when Olimpiu Antoniu came free, but İsmet Şemsi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th minute Burak Yilmaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but İsmet Şemsi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Essahtan Spor's zone, Olimpiu Antoniu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. İsmet Şemsi came out of the goal and Olimpiu Antoniu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. There was no doubt that Arnavutköy were the better team. Arnavutköy's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.