League

Yavuzeli Stadium
Spectators: 7227 (Terracing: 5422, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) Cüneyd Tayman made the kick off and thus started the match. After 2 played minutes Abana got a freekick which was hit by Kuddusî Bayrak. Halil İbrahim Özbilek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Muhammet Mümtaz in the 5th minute of the match. After having played for 7 minutes, Muhammet Mümtaz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Abana's supporters crossed their fingers, but Muhammet Mümtaz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Muhammet Mümtaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Halil İbrahim Özbilek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. John Smith F.C.'s Halil İbrahim Özbilek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Nasir Kutsan in the 14th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, Muhammet Mümtaz notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of John Smith F.C.'s Halil İbrahim Özbilek. Halil İbrahim Özbilek was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Muhammet Mümtaz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Halil İbrahim Özbilek having to interfere. Fikret Köker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cüneyd Tayman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. John Smith F.C.'s Halil İbrahim Özbilek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Muhammet Mümtaz in the 27th minute of play. After 28 played minutes Abana got a freekick which was hit by Okanay Gayret. After some careless play in the John Smith F.C. defense, Ahmet Nasir Kutsan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Halil İbrahim Özbilek. The John Smith F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Halil İbrahim Özbilek should have stopped the shot. 44 minutes into the match, Abana's Muhammet Mümtaz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Halil İbrahim Özbilek narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 47 played minutes John Smith F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Bedih Erten. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Seyrani Avşar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fikret Köker having to interfere. Ahmet Nasir Kutsan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Muhammet Mümtaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Halil İbrahim Özbilek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Halil İbrahim Özbilek made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Muhammet Mümtaz sent off a good shot on target. 71 minutes into the match, John Smith F.C.'s goalkeeper Halil İbrahim Özbilek had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Muhammet Mümtaz. Muhammet Mümtaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Halil İbrahim Özbilek didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Muhammet Mümtaz went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ahmet Nasir Kutsan in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Halil İbrahim Özbilek saved John Smith F.C. from getting behind. After having played for 92 minutes, Muhammet Mümtaz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Abana's supporters crossed their fingers, but Muhammet Mümtaz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The John Smith F.C. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Abana were clearly better and deserved to take the win.