U18 League

NavArena
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Şeray Özgenay took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Navigators booed when ISPARTASPOR U21 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. İlkan Yaren didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Nizam Acabey fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Navigators's protests and gave Nizam Acabey a yellow card for diving instead. After 4 played minutes Navigators got a freekick which was hit by Nizam Acabey. 7 minutes into the match, Mitch Batshuayi notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Navigators's Yavuz Bülent Ilgın. Yavuz Bülent Ilgın was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, ISPARTASPOR U21's İlkan Yaren got a free kick in the 14th minute. 22 minutes into the game, ISPARTASPOR U21's Ferdi Kadıoğlu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Yavuz Bülent Ilgın made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 26 minutes into the game, Alkan Başaydın was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Navigators's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ISPARTASPOR U21 the free kick. Alkan Başaydın hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Mitch Batshuayi's late challenge caught a Navigators's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mitch Batshuayi helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Navigators getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Burhanettin Haseki hit a great ball. Ferdi Kadıoğlu's late challenge caught a Navigators's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ferdi Kadıoğlu helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alkan Başaydın in the 46th minute of play forced ISPARTASPOR U21's goalkeeper Ahmet Vefik İlhanoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ferdi Kadıoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Navigators players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ISPARTASPOR U21 were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alkan Başaydın made a kick off. ISPARTASPOR U21 were furious when Refik Kutuner was red carded, 53 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 53rd minute of the game. One of ISPARTASPOR U21:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Navigators:s goal. The referee gave Navigators a penalty, 56 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Habib Mennan, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of ISPARTASPOR U21's Ahmet Vefik İlhanoğlu. 1-2. 62 minutes into the match, Zülfü Acunman notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of ISPARTASPOR U21's Ahmet Vefik İlhanoğlu. Ahmet Vefik İlhanoğlu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Navigators's Rıfat Tümkan got a free kick in the 66th minute. Navigators's Yavuz Bülent Ilgın proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Navigators from getting a goal against them. If Ferdi Kadıoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Yavuz Bülent Ilgın made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Şeray Özgenay in the 71st minute of play. With an all-out effort, ISPARTASPOR U21's Yavuz Bülent Ilgın threw himself towards the right post 72 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Şeray Özgenay, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 73 played minutes Navigators got a freekick which was hit by Zülfü Acunman. Ahmet Vefik İlhanoğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Osman Ali Rıza, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. The supporters of ISPARTASPOR U21 booed when Navigators was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nizam Acabey didn't get a good kick on the ball. 81 minutes into the game, one of Navigators:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 83 minutes, ISPARTASPOR U21's Şeray Özgenay got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Yavuz Bülent Ilgın. After a rather tough play, Navigators's Zülfü Acunman got a free kick in the 87th minute. In the 89th match minute, ISPARTASPOR U21 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferdi Kadıoğlu to maneuver through the defense. 90 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Navigators's Zülfü Acunman fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Rıfat Tümkan's late challenge caught a ISPARTASPOR U21's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rıfat Tümkan helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Navigators's Rıfat Tümkan got a free kick in the 95th minute. After having played for 97 minutes, Şeray Özgenay managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ISPARTASPOR U21's supporters crossed their fingers, but Şeray Özgenay was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yavuz Bülent Ilgın was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gürhan Hadi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-4 in the 99 minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. ISPARTASPOR U21 had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.