League

Balcova
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andréas Strömberg took the kick off in the first half of the match. Muzaffer Yürüker charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Muzaffer Yürüker the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 5 played minutes Sezai got a freekick which was hit by Muzaffer Yürüker. In the 6th minute of the match Rene Lucila sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rahim Boran skillfully saved the ball. The supporters of AksaraySpor-68 booed when Sezai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. İlker Saik didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 10th minute Ahmet Yahya Cihaner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rahim Boran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, Ahmet Yahya Cihaner had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rahim Boran. Sezai's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ahmet Yahya Cihaner was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After having played for 15 minutes, Hüseyin Cahit Safih managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AksaraySpor-68's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hüseyin Cahit Safih was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Andréas Strömberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rahim Boran stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hüseyin Cahit Safih's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hüseyin Cahit Safih in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rahim Boran prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rahim Boran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hüseyin Cahit Safih, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Sezai getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Tolga Tolgahan hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Sezai's Affan Taykara got a free kick in the 23rd minute. 23 minutes into the match, Sezai's goal looked a bit too open when Rene Lucila came free, but Rahim Boran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Hüseyin Cahit Safih's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rahim Boran was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. After 29 played minutes, AksaraySpor-68's Rene Lucila shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Rahim Boran came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in AksaraySpor-68 reached it. When Melik Üke came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the AksaraySpor-68 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Melik Üke couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Sezai's İlker Saik got a free kick in the 37th minute. 38 minutes into the game, Affan Taykara was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sezai's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AksaraySpor-68 the free kick. Rahim Boran stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ahmet Yahya Cihaner's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. 43 minutes into the match, AksaraySpor-68's goal looked a bit too open when Cevher Tigin came free, but Mehmet Ferit İlkin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Sezai players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. AksaraySpor-68 were winning 0-2.

Mehmet Ferit İlkin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andréas Strömberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Hüseyin Cahit Safih could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Rahim Boran made a huge save. Rahim Boran didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hüseyin Cahit Safih went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. 59 minutes into the game, one of Sezai:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 61 minutes, AksaraySpor-68's Rene Lucila got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Rahim Boran. A collision led to Sezai getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. İlker Saik hit a great ball. 69 minutes into the game, Mohamed Ben Adjani recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Rahim Boran. Mohamed Ben Adjani showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. Rahim Boran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Yahya Cihaner, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. 77 minutes into the match, Sezai's goalkeeper Rahim Boran had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hüseyin Cahit Safih. Rahim Boran was out of position in the 82 minute of play, and Ahmet Yahya Cihaner capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ahmet Yahya Cihaner really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. Rahim Boran stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ahmet Yahya Cihaner's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. Hüseyin Cahit Safih received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Rahim Boran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Sezai fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 94th minute. Penalty! Sezai:s Rahim Boran showed great skill when he stopped Rene Lucila:s penalty. Sezai's Rahim Boran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Yahya Cihaner in the 97th minute of play. AksaraySpor-68's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.