League

Erbaa
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Burhanettin Eyüp started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mehmet Arif Vahdet got free with Doğuhan Hirfanlı in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Rafet Resul had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Mehmet Arif Vahdet came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Erbaa SK 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 Mehmet Arif Vahdet couldn't finish the play. If Güray Turatekin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lokman Honazlı during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 15th minute, Lokman Honazlı hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute, Lokman Honazlı hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erbaa SK's Mehmet Arif Vahdet got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Burhanettin Eyüp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Güray Turatekin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Battal Cüneyt Akabe hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. In the 42ndth minute of the game Güray Turatekin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Erbaa SK's Cüneyt Tecelli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rafet Resul in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cüneyt Tecelli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Rafet Resul came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Riders of Rohan 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 Rafet Resul couldn't finish the play. In the 47th match minute, Erbaa SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Songur Zahir to maneuver through the defense. 48 minutes into the game, Rafet Resul cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Cüneyt Tecelli was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Mehmet Arif Vahdet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Doğuhan Hirfanlı tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 56 minutes into the match, Riders of Rohan's Rafet Resul sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cüneyt Tecelli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aras Osmanoğulları kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 59th minute of the match Akgün Sarper sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Doğuhan Hirfanlı skillfully saved the ball. In the 59th match minute, Riders of Rohan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gürel Berin to maneuver through the defense. Abdel Hameed Saâdallah hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 73rd minute Güray Turatekin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cüneyt Tecelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Poyraz Yiğiter fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Erbaa SK's protests and gave Poyraz Yiğiter a yellow card for diving instead. In the 84th minute, the referee gave Riders of Rohan a penalty. Aras Osmanoğulları looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Cüneyt Tecelli. Doğuhan Hirfanlı didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mehmet Arif Vahdet went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. After 94 minutes, Burhanettin Eyüp mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Erbaa SK and the Riders of Rohan players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 94th minute, Burhanettin Eyüp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 100 minutes into the game, Rafet Resul recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Cüneyt Tecelli. Rafet Resul showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-3. The Riders of Rohan supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Riders of Rohan would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.