League

Imamoglu Stadium
Spectators: 7202 (Terracing: 5403, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) In the 11th minute, 55UNITED's Mümin Egeli seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Mümin Egeli the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of 55UNITED protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Mümin Egeli had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in 55UNITED fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 10th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Imamoglu a penalty, 12 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Turabi Talat, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of 55UNITED's Abdulkerim Erşahin. 1-0. Olgun Mete received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Abdulkerim Erşahin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arda Sefik stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Duman Bicanoğlu's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Duman Bicanoğlu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Arda Sefik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Duman Bicanoğlu came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the 55UNITED 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 Duman Bicanoğlu couldn't finish the play. Arda Sefik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Duman Bicanoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Abayhan Kartekin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 40 minutes into the match, Imamoglu's goal looked a bit too open when Duman Bicanoğlu came free, but Arda Sefik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Imamoglu's Arda Sefik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Duman Bicanoğlu in the 43rd minute of play. Duman Bicanoğlu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arda Sefik having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Olgun Mete made a kick off. Abdulkerim Erşahin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yağızhan Tuğsavan in the 55th minute of play. A collision led to 55UNITED getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Kamuran Kuthan hit a great ball. After 62 played minutes 55UNITED got a freekick which was hit by Abayhan Kartekin. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Yağızhan Tuğsavan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Imamoglu's supporters rose to their feet, but Yağızhan Tuğsavan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdulkerim Erşahin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to 55UNITED getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Kamuran Kuthan hit a great ball. Abdulkerim Erşahin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Olgun Mete went, in the 67th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 70th minute, Yağızhan Tuğsavan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ünsal Ankaralı during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to 55UNITED getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Ünsal Ankaralı hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yağızhan Tuğsavan in the 76th minute of play forced 55UNITED's goalkeeper Abdulkerim Erşahin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ünsal Ankaralı kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Abdulkerim Erşahin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yağızhan Tuğsavan, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. 82 minutes into the match, Imamoglu's Yağızhan Tuğsavan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abdulkerim Erşahin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of 55UNITED booed when Imamoglu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tuncay Sena didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 88 minutes, Cevahir Önateş mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 55UNITED and the Imamoglu players grew even worse after the yellow card. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Olgun Mete put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Abdulkerim Erşahin. Imamoglu's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.