League

Saricakaya
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. Mahmut Sıratullah started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Erdi Rasih during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 3 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Saricakaya! When Mahmut Sıratullah, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 12 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The İlhami Direnç was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. If Mahmut Sıratullah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mahmut Cansun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without İlhami Direnç having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mahmut Sıratullah in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck İlhami Direnç prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Reha Kutyan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 23rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ahmet Ceyhan Ülker. Saricakaya's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 26th minute, Yusuf Ziya Secaattin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Saricakaya fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Ahmet Ceyhan Ülker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cüneyd Sabri, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Mahmut Sıratullah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without İlhami Direnç having to interfere. 45 minutes into the match, Saricakaya's goal looked a bit too open when Esat Özgun came free, but Ahmet Ceyhan Ülker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Cüneyd Sabri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 48 minutes of play, Ankaraalper's Cüneyd Sabri made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ahmet Ceyhan Ülker was left in no man's land by his defense there! Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Esat Özgun made a kick off. In the 57th minute, Yusuf Ziya Secaattin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. İlhami Direnç was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Esat Özgun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 65 minutes into the match, Ankaraalper's Cüneyd Sabri sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ahmet Ceyhan Ülker narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cüneyd Sabri took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ahmet Ceyhan Ülker. Ahmet Ceyhan Ülker dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. In the 71st match minute, Ankaraalper was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Peyami Ulucağ to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute of the match Erdi Rasih sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but İlhami Direnç skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mahmut Sıratullah in the 76th minute of play forced Ankaraalper's goalkeeper İlhami Direnç to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Ankaraalper's Peyami Ulucağ got a free kick in the 77th minute. If Mahmut Sıratullah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Ankaraalper's Peyami Ulucağ got a free kick in the 81st minute. İlhami Direnç took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mahmut Sıratullah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute, Yusuf Ziya Secaattin made a precise shot to the right of İlhami Direnç. Ankaraalper's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-3. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.