League

FIRTINA OLİMPİYAT
Spectators: 7402 (Terracing: 5589, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 100) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dráuzio Proença took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Onur Arıhan 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. Elliot McCloud made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Onur Arıhan in the 6th minute of play. Ekrem Erkılınç charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ekrem Erkılınç the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nazil Şölen, 14 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 17th minute, Onur Arıhan made a precise shot to the right of Elliot McCloud. FIRTINA TOKAT SPOR's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 24 minutes into the match, Hüseyin Turan Temel notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of FIRTINA TOKAT SPOR's Elliot McCloud. Elliot McCloud was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Elliot McCloud made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Onur Arıhan in the 29th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Onur Arıhan in the 32nd minute of play forced FIRTINA TOKAT SPOR's goalkeeper Elliot McCloud to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45thth minute of the game Onur Arıhan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FIRTINA TOKAT SPOR's Elliot McCloud was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After the first half Maltepe were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Onur Arıhan to strike the kick off in the second half. Onur Arıhan hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Elliot McCloud made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Onur Arıhan in the 55th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Maltepe's Zikri Mertoğlu got a free kick in the 59th minute. Elliot McCloud showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Onur Arıhan in the 61st minute of the match. Duran Serkut received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Elliot McCloud tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nazil Şölen's late challenge caught a Maltepe's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nazil Şölen helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to FIRTINA TOKAT SPOR getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Nazil Şölen hit a great ball. Elliot McCloud took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Onur Arıhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Onur Arıhan in the 74th minute of play forced FIRTINA TOKAT SPOR's goalkeeper Elliot McCloud to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Onur Arıhan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Elliot McCloud made a huge save. After 79 minutes, Seyfi Kadrican mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Maltepe and the FIRTINA TOKAT SPOR players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of FIRTINA TOKAT SPOR booed when Maltepe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Seyfi Kadrican didn't get a good kick on the ball. Elliot McCloud showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Onur Arıhan, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. With his leg Elliot McCloud managed to avoid a goal in the 88thth minute, when Maltepe's Onur Arıhan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to FIRTINA TOKAT SPOR getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Romeo Cercelescu hit a great ball. Ekrem Erkılınç hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Maltepe played a much better game than FIRTINA TOKAT SPOR and deserved their victory. The FIRTINA TOKAT SPOR players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.