League

25MART M. Yazıcıoğlu
Spectators: 7526 (Terracing: 5645, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cengizhan Yertan took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 8th minute, Vacid Öztan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ahmet Hamdi Sebuk in the 10thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Macit İstemihan, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Göktas FK's Macit İstemihan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cengizhan Yertan in the 17th minute of play. Göktas FK's Necati Pala got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Macit İstemihan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aycan Levent, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Macit İstemihan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cengizhan Yertan in the 29th minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Göktas FK's goal looked a bit too open when Cengizhan Yertan came free, but Macit İstemihan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute Yetkin Altın shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Avni Erez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vacid Öztan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Avni Erez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Necati Pala managed to get in a good position for a shot. Göktas FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Necati Pala was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Avni Erez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Vacid Öztan made the kick off in the second half. If Ahmet Hamdi Sebuk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Avni Erez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vacid Öztan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd minute there was a penalty for !! FC TÜRKİSTAN !!. Mustafa Arif Karabulut stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Macit İstemihan. 1-0. A collision led to !! FC TÜRKİSTAN !! getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Doğuş Erserim hit a great ball. 77 minutes into the match, !! FC TÜRKİSTAN !!'s goal looked a bit too open when Vacid Öztan came free, but Avni Erez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to !! FC TÜRKİSTAN !! getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Cengizhan Yertan hit a great ball. Göktas FK's Vacid Öztan got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ayhan Sadik charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ayhan Sadik the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 81 played minutes !! FC TÜRKİSTAN !! got a freekick which was hit by Ayhan Sadik. 82 minutes into the match, Göktas FK's Güney Elfaz broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Necati Pala in the 85th minute of play forced !! FC TÜRKİSTAN !!'s goalkeeper Avni Erez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Macit İstemihan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cengizhan Yertan in the 90th minute of the match. In the 91st minute Cengizhan Yertan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Macit İstemihan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Macit İstemihan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cengizhan Yertan in the 93rd minute of play. In the 96th minute, Göktas FK's Vacid Öztan ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Avni Erez. Avni Erez yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Göktas FK players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.