League

Kangal
Spectators: 7222 (Terracing: 5418, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Yakup Saykut kicked off to start the match. Mustafa Haydar Akın made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kadim Olguner in the 6th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Hulusi İlkser had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rüknettin Cansefa. MANCHESTER UNİTED's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hulusi İlkser was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Rüknettin Cansefa acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 11th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Nihat Attar. The supporters of Kangal SK booed when MANCHESTER UNİTED was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tansel Eldemir didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Kangal SK getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Ahmet İlke Orbey hit a great ball. Kadim Olguner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mustafa Haydar Akın having to interfere. Kadim Olguner might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mustafa Haydar Akın. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kadim Olguner ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Yakup Saykut's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mustafa Haydar Akın was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Kadim Olguner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Mustafa Haydar Akın tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mustafa Haydar Akın took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yakup Saykut, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oğuzalp Uçanay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in MANCHESTER UNİTED's zone, Hulusi İlkser stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rüknettin Cansefa came out of the goal and Hulusi İlkser tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 38 minutes into the game, Hulusi İlkser was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kangal SK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MANCHESTER UNİTED the free kick. Hulusi İlkser hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. In the 43rd minute, Mahir Salat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hulusi İlkser sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Oğuzalp Uçanay to strike the kick off in the second half. Kadim Olguner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Mustafa Haydar Akın tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yakup Saykut sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kadim Olguner was extremely unlucky when he, in the 58th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After a rather tough play, Kangal SK's Enes Bağış got a free kick in the 59th minute. Ahmet Bülent Kırdar hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute, Ahmet İlke Orbey left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kangal SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 86th match minute, Kangal SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet İlke Orbey to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Kangal SK's zone, Yakup Saykut stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mustafa Haydar Akın came out of the goal and Yakup Saykut tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 92nd minute Yakup Saykut shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustafa Haydar Akın saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kadim Olguner blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mustafa Haydar Akın having to make a save. MANCHESTER UNİTED's Yakup Saykut got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.