League

Nelson Road
Spectators: 7456 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 100) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ali Faruk Sözen took the kick off in the first half of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Songur Kultigin kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kartal Payidar. That made the score 1-0 in the 4 minute of play. Kayacan Onural charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kayacan Onural the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 7th minute, Kayacan Onural hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 10 minutes into the match, HAYAL SK's goalkeeper Kartal Payidar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stig-Arne Möller. Kartal Payidar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Songur Kultigin in the 12th minute of play. After 16 played minutes HAYAL SK got a freekick which was hit by Saip Bircanoğlu. 20 minutes into the match, Songur Kultigin notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of HAYAL SK's Kartal Payidar. Kartal Payidar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 29 played minutes HAYAL SK got a freekick which was hit by Ömer Rıza Uçkun. After 33 played minutes AFC Richmond got a freekick which was hit by Abdullah Kotuz. Kartal Payidar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Şahin Yetiş, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute, Berk İşçen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Berkant Baştuğ managed to get in a good position for a shot. HAYAL SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Berkant Baştuğ was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cihan Ekiner breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kartal Payidar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Şahin Yetiş, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Songur Kultigin made a kick off. In the 55th match minute, HAYAL SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Faruk Sözen to maneuver through the defense. In the 59th minute, HAYAL SK's Berkant Baştuğ dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. In the 62nd minute, Berk İşçen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 67 minutes into the match, AFC Richmond's goal looked a bit too open when Berkant Baştuğ came free, but Cihan Ekiner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 68 minutes into the game, Şahin Yetiş was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AFC Richmond's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave HAYAL SK the free kick. The supporters of HAYAL SK booed when AFC Richmond was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Şahin Yetiş didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 70th minute, Serdar Acun reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cihan Ekiner. The goal made the score 2-2. After a rather tough play, HAYAL SK's Berkant Baştuğ got a free kick in the 73rd minute. 74 minutes into the match, Alfred Burowski notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of HAYAL SK's Kartal Payidar. Kartal Payidar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ali Faruk Sözen took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cihan Ekiner. Cihan Ekiner dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-3. HAYAL SK's Kartal Payidar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Songur Kultigin in the 87th minute of play. After 91 played minutes HAYAL SK got a freekick which was hit by Berkant Baştuğ. Alfred Burowski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kartal Payidar came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by AFC Richmond's Songur Kultigin. But to his dismay, Songur Kultigin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-3. Sami Eraslan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kartal Payidar having to interfere. AFC Richmond's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.