League

Ardahan
Spectators: 7088 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 0) Ardahan JK's Göksel Sabir 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Göksel Sabir in the 7th minute of play forced Kizilcahamam's goalkeeper Hızır Nurettin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Göksel Sabir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hızır Nurettin having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Peker Özaslan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mansur Barkın was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. In the 12th play minute Metehan Erakıncı came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Hızır Nurettin. 1-0. Peker Özaslan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Mansur Barkın tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Kizilcahamam fans' excitement grew in the 21st match minute when Kizilcahamam's Peker Özaslan 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 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Emre Özertan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kizilcahamam's supporters rose to their feet, but Emre Özertan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mansur Barkın breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mansur Barkın took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emre Özertan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 35 minutes into the match, Seyfullah Aktekin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Hızır Nurettin, 2-1. Metehan Erakıncı hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. 40 minutes into the match, Ardahan JK's goal looked a bit too open when Emre Özertan came free, but Mansur Barkın reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Emre Özertan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kizilcahamam's supporters rose to their feet, but Emre Özertan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mansur Barkın breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mansur Barkın didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Peker Özaslan went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Peker Özaslan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Ardahan JK defense, Emre Özertan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mansur Barkın. The Ardahan JK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mansur Barkın should have stopped the shot. Ertuğrul Akasma's late challenge caught a Kizilcahamam's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ertuğrul Akasma helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Kizilcahamam's Peker Özaslan got a free kick in the 58th minute. Seyfullah Aktekin's late challenge caught a Kizilcahamam's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Seyfullah Aktekin helped the player get up and apologised. After 60 played minutes Ardahan JK got a freekick which was hit by Seyfullah Aktekin. Emre Özertan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Mansur Barkın tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emre Özertan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Mansur Barkın tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kizilcahamam's Umut Uygan couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 74th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Ardahan JK. Peker Özaslan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Mansur Barkın tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Peker Özaslan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The nice shot from Emre Özertan in the 90thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Mansur Barkın had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Emre Özertan struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Mansur Barkın didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kizilcahamam. 96 minutes into the match, Kizilcahamam's Emre Özertan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mansur Barkın narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kizilcahamam's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.