League

Buca Arena
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Harun Yengi started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Bora Serimer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Temel Tuğaltay made in the 21st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Güneş Kara immediately put the ball in play. 25 minutes into the match, BUCASPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Güneş Kara came free, but Arif Bilge Aksun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bora Serimer during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bora Serimer hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Harun Yengi might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ahmet Bedri Nuralp. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Harun Yengi ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 38th minute, when BUCASPOR's Harun Yengi after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Ahmet Bedri Nuralp in Star State Warriors's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 40th minute of the game. One of BUCASPOR:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Star State Warriors:s goal. After a rather tough play, Star State Warriors's Mehmet Emre Münir got a free kick in the 46th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Güneş Kara made the kick off in the second half. The audience held their breath when Harun Yengi in the 55th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Ahmet Bedri Nuralp's left hand side. 58 minutes into the game, Temel Tuğaltay threw the ball into play from the sideline. BUCASPOR's Sezer Kocaman quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 63 minutes into the game, Sezer Kocaman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Ahmet Bedri Nuralp was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 67th match minute, BUCASPOR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sezer Kocaman to maneuver through the defense. Star State Warriors's Temel Tuğaltay got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The excitement rose when BUCASPOR's Harun Yengi after 76 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for Star State Warriors's goalkeeper to hold. Score! 2-1. The audience held their breath when Harun Yengi in the 85th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Ahmet Bedri Nuralp's left hand side. BUCASPOR's Okanalp Kuman got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Harun Yengi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bora Serimer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.