U18 League

MUHSİN YAZICIOĞLU
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Çelik Uğursel started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Bozkurt's Taner Sartık got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Çelik Uğursel in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Boran Gencal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Bozkurt booed when Andırın SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Berkin Tanpınar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Atalay Şahtürk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Akgün Durdu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Akgün Durdu made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Abdulbaki Boratay sent off a good shot on target. If İbrahim Ethem Kapar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 25th minute, Bozkurt's İbrahim Ethem Kapar dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. Akgün Durdu was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from İbrahim Ethem Kapar. When İbrahim Ethem Kapar fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bozkurt's protests and gave İbrahim Ethem Kapar a yellow card for diving instead. İbrahim Ethem Kapar hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by İbrahim Ethem Kapar in the 35th minute of play forced Andırın SK's goalkeeper Akgün Durdu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 38 minutes, Berkin Tanpınar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Andırın SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Berkin Tanpınar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Andırın SK's Akgün Durdu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdulbaki Boratay in the 39th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Bozkurt's Özalp Hasankeyf got a free kick in the 40th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The wind increased when Abdulbaki Boratay made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Abdulbaki Boratay cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Akgün Durdu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, Bozkurt's Boran Gencal got control of the ball when Berkin Tanpınar tried to sneak it across the goal line. 55 minutes into the game, Bozkurt's İbrahim Ethem Kapar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Akgün Durdu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. Abdulbaki Boratay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Akgün Durdu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Derman Köker took a quick shot and it went in 5-1 without a chance for Boran Gencal to make any attempt to save it. In the 66th minute, İbrahim Ethem Kapar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bozkurt fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. Şakir Piruz hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 80th minute, Abdulbaki Boratay ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Akgün Durdu was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-1. In the 83rd minute, Tamer Torhan 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. Akgün Durdu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İbrahim Ethem Kapar in the 89th minute of the match. Akgün Durdu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdulbaki Boratay in the 90th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdulbaki Boratay in the 93rd minute of play forced Andırın SK's goalkeeper Akgün Durdu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Boran Gencal made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Berkin Tanpınar sent off a good shot on target. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Bozkurt had played much better football throughout.