League

Menderes
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Menderes SK's Seyfullah Yusuf started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Gökcan Taykara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Şeray Yoran in the 3rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Menderes SK's Ateş Osman got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Arif Vafi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 6 minutes, Ali Güralp Boğatekin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cesme's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ali Güralp Boğatekin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Arif Vafi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Gökcan Taykara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 10th minute, Anıl Giyas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Menderes SK getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Seyfullah Yusuf hit a great ball. 20 minutes into the match, Arif Vafi notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Menderes SK's Gökcan Taykara. Gökcan Taykara was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gökcan Taykara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arif Vafi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ali Güralp Boğatekin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gökcan Taykara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arif Vafi, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After having played for 30 minutes, Arif Vafi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cesme's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arif Vafi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Menderes SK's goalkeeper Gökcan Taykara, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ali Güralp Boğatekin might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gökcan Taykara. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ali Güralp Boğatekin ran back to his position shaking his head. When Arif Vafi came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Cesme 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 Arif Vafi couldn't finish the play. In the 38th minute, Halil Can Saru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arif Vafi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 41st minute, Arif Vafi made a precise shot to the right of Gökcan Taykara. Menderes SK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After 45 minutes of play, Cesme's Arif Vafi made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gökcan Taykara was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Menderes SK players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Cesme were winning 0-3.

Ateş Osman hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Arif Vafi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cesme's supporters rose to their feet, but Arif Vafi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gökcan Taykara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Cesme's Arif Vafi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gökcan Taykara. That made the score 0-4 after 58 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Vafi in the 64th minute of play forced Menderes SK's goalkeeper Gökcan Taykara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th match minute, Menderes SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ateş Osman to maneuver through the defense. The Cesme fans' excitement grew in the 68th match minute when Cesme's Arif Vafi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Arif Vafi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gökcan Taykara having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aras Ceyhan in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gökcan Taykara prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Yenal Özyurek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Seyfullah Yusuf, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Arif Vafi struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Gökcan Taykara didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cesme. With his leg Gökcan Taykara managed to avoid a goal in the 85thth minute, when Cesme's Ali Güralp Boğatekin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Cesme's Arif Vafi in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Menderes SK's goalie prevented a goal. When the match was over Cesme could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Menderes SK throughout the match.