U18 League

AZADİ ARENA
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. Soner Durusan started the match with the kick off. The H E P T A N fans' excitement grew in the 5th match minute when H E P T A N's Özkan Özcan looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Reha Akağan kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the game, Ahmet Boran Bozdoğan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Sedat Uzgoren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 14th minute, Soner Durusan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The H E P T A N fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Ahmet İlhan Kırman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Haldun Özberk in the 18th minute. Özkan Özcan kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, City Friseur Wuppertal's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Boran Bozdoğan came free, but Sedat Uzgoren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 25 minutes into the game, Enginalp Gemici was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. City Friseur Wuppertal's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave H E P T A N the free kick. Enginalp Gemici hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. H E P T A N's Enes Perkin got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 28th minute, Mehmet Hakkı Afşar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, City Friseur Wuppertal's Aysan Ünlüsoy got a free kick in the 34th minute. Sedat Uzgoren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Soner Durusan, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. The supporters of City Friseur Wuppertal booed when H E P T A N was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Soner Durusan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 43rd match minute, City Friseur Wuppertal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İrfan Barlas to maneuver through the defense. In the 45thth minute of the game Soner Durusan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but City Friseur Wuppertal's Sedat Uzgoren was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Haldun Özberk to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Mehmet Hakkı Afşar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sedat Uzgoren made an important save on a dangerous shot by Soner Durusan in the 55th minute. After some careless play in the City Friseur Wuppertal defense, Soner Durusan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sedat Uzgoren. The City Friseur Wuppertal fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sedat Uzgoren should have stopped the shot. Ahmet İlhan Kırman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tuna Selim, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. In the 68th minute, Soner Durusan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sedat Uzgoren was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Soner Durusan scored 0-6 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sedat Uzgoren, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ahmet Boran Bozdoğan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Sedat Uzgoren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 80 minutes of play, H E P T A N's Soner Durusan made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sedat Uzgoren was left in no man's land by his defense there! Arif Nihat Ulukut kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. City Friseur Wuppertal's Sedat Uzgoren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save City Friseur Wuppertal from getting a goal against them. H E P T A N's Ahmet İlhan Kırman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haldun Özberk in the 87th minute of play. Sedat Uzgoren made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Enes Perkin sent off a good shot on target. City Friseur Wuppertal's Sedat Uzgoren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save City Friseur Wuppertal from getting a goal against them. 93 minutes into the game, Enes Perkin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-8. Sedat Uzgoren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The City Friseur Wuppertal supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching H E P T A N's performance. The match ended with a win for H E P T A N.