League

Muhsin YAZICIOĞLU
Spectators: 7707 (Terracing: 5782, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) After some careless play in the Yiğidolar FK defense, Marcus Edström kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kuddusî Ciner. The Yiğidolar FK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kuddusî Ciner should have stopped the shot. Yiğidolar FK's Kuddusî Ciner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcus Edström in the 7th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Yiğidolar FK's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Roeckeloes came free, but Kuddusî Ciner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute TRABZONSPOR were awarded a corner. Recep Tayyip Akgöze went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Recep Tayyip Akgöze got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Kuddusî Ciner quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Aban Popo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Kuddusî Ciner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 23rd minute Aban Popo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kuddusî Ciner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ersin Yay was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 24 minutes into the match. 24 minutes into the game, one of Yiğidolar FK:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The excitement rose when TRABZONSPOR's Recep Tayyip Akgöze after 26 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for Yiğidolar FK's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 0-2. Kuddusî Ciner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Recep Tayyip Akgöze in the 31st minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, Yiğidolar FK's goal looked a bit too open when Marcus Edström came free, but Kuddusî Ciner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ant Soysaltürk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arif Gaffar Beyan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Yiğidolar FK defense, Aban Popo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kuddusî Ciner. The Yiğidolar FK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kuddusî Ciner should have stopped the shot. 40 minutes into the match, TRABZONSPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Arif Gaffar Beyan came free, but Ant Soysaltürk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Göktan Tolgahan in the 42nd minute of play forced Yiğidolar FK's goalkeeper Kuddusî Ciner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yiğidolar FK's Kuddusî Ciner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcus Edström in the 48th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arif Gaffar Beyan made a kick off. Marcus Edström's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kuddusî Ciner read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. Ant Soysaltürk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arif Gaffar Beyan in the 56th minute of the match. 58 minutes into the match, Aban Popo notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Yiğidolar FK's Kuddusî Ciner. Kuddusî Ciner was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Yiğidolar FK getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Uğur Boyraz hit a great ball. Kuddusî Ciner was a little too slow when Marcus Edström got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 61st minute. The score was now 0-5. Kuddusî Ciner was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Marcus Edström showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-6 in the 64 minute of play. Mehmet Sayıl hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 67th minute of the match, Aban Popo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Kuddusî Ciner saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 69 minutes into the game, Aban Popo recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Kuddusî Ciner. Aban Popo showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-7. Kuddusî Ciner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aban Popo in the 72nd minute of play. With a little luck, Yiğidolar FK's Kuddusî Ciner got control of the ball when Marcus Edström tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Roeckeloes in the 74th minute of play forced Yiğidolar FK's goalkeeper Kuddusî Ciner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute Ivan Roeckeloes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kuddusî Ciner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 76 played minutes TRABZONSPOR got a freekick which was hit by Aban Popo. TRABZONSPOR's Recai Şanalp was substituted for Göktan Tolgahan. In the 77th match minute, TRABZONSPOR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aban Popo to maneuver through the defense. 80 minutes into the match, Ivan Roeckeloes dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kuddusî Ciner, 0-8. Kuddusî Ciner made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Marcus Edström sent off a good shot on target. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Yiğidolar FK's goalkeeper Kuddusî Ciner, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arif Gaffar Beyan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. TRABZONSPOR's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.