League

Diaz Arena
Spectators: 7140 (Terracing: 5400, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 140) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Emir Temizkal started the match with the kick off. Baysal Kurman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mustafa Arif Temizel, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After 10 played minutes General Diaz got a freekick which was hit by Cüneyd Kiram. General Diaz's Arif Üke was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 16th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Arif Üke's late challenge caught a RedArmy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arif Üke helped the player get up and apologised. In the 20th match minute, General Diaz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arif Üke to maneuver through the defense. In the 21stth minute of the game Emir Temizkal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but General Diaz's Aygün Nebi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mustafa Arif Temizel hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the General Diaz defense, Aşık Erşahin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aygün Nebi. The General Diaz fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aygün Nebi should have stopped the shot. Aşık Erşahin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Aygün Nebi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aşık Erşahin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 41st minute Aşık Erşahin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aygün Nebi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Emir Temizkal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arif Üke made a kick off. Baysal Kurman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arif Üke, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Rauf Kazak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Baysal Kurman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. General Diaz's Arif Üke got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arif Üke in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Baysal Kurman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emir Temizkal in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aygün Nebi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ahmet Boran Üngörmüş's late challenge caught a General Diaz's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahmet Boran Üngörmüş helped the player get up and apologised. In the 67th minute, one of RedArmy:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for RedArmy. Aygün Nebi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emir Temizkal in the 83rd minute of play. Aygün Nebi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emir Temizkal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aşık Erşahin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Aygün Nebi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Koray Timurhan charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Koray Timurhan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Koray Timurhan hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. 96 minutes into the match, General Diaz's goal looked a bit too open when Emir Temizkal came free, but Aygün Nebi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 97 minutes into the game, General Diaz's Rauf Kazak nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Baysal Kurman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. RedArmy's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.