League

Rams Park
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Wiktor Basinski took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Ulaş Balaban hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL's Nando Muslera got control of the ball when Arif Babürşah tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arif Babürşah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Nando Muslera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to HORIZZONT getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Arif Babürşah hit a great ball. Duda Viana came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL's Wiktor Basinski. But to his dismay, Wiktor Basinski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. If Arif Babürşah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Serhan Başarman charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Serhan Başarman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of HORIZZONT booed when VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serhan Başarman didn't get a good kick on the ball. 24 minutes into the game, Erenay Mutluer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave HORIZZONT the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 24th minute of the game. One of VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of HORIZZONT:s goal. In the 26th minute there was a penalty for HORIZZONT. Rahim Sidam stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Nando Muslera. 1-1. Rahim Sidam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With 34 minutes on the clock, Ahmet Gökalp Cengel commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Ahmet Gökalp Cengel kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. A collision led to VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Lu Guo Yue hit a great ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arif Babürşah to make the kick off. The supporters of HORIZZONT booed when VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Suelo Montana didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arif Babürşah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nando Muslera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Naim Gencal in the 53rd minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL's goal looked a bit too open when Arif Babürşah came free, but Nando Muslera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arif Babürşah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nando Muslera having to interfere. İlbey Çetinel's late challenge caught a VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. İlbey Çetinel helped the player get up and apologised. In the 59th minute, İlbey Çetinel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erenay Mutluer was shown his second yellow card after 64 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Erenay Mutluer kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Nando Muslera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arif Babürşah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nando Muslera came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by HORIZZONT's Arif Babürşah. But to his dismay, Arif Babürşah quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Arif Babürşah took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nando Muslera. Nando Muslera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. After a rather tough play, VaRıNcA ÇaLdıR iStaNbuL's Serhan Başarman got a free kick in the 80th minute. HORIZZONT's Yaşar Akbuğ was substituted for Rahim Sidam. Serhan Başarman kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. If Naim Gencal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 87 minutes into the game, HORIZZONT's Arif Babürşah nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nando Muslera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Nando Muslera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arif Babürşah went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. HORIZZONT's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.