U18 League

SKY ARENA
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Mehmet Halis Haliç could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but İlkan Saygılı made a huge save. Hayri Ataseven kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the game, one of Seferihisar İdman Gücü:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Seferihisar İdman Gücü:s İlkan Saygılı showed great skill when he stopped Mehmet Halis Haliç:s penalty. İlkan Saygılı was out of position in the 13 minute of play, and Mehmet Halis Haliç capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mehmet Halis Haliç really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 17th minute of the match, Uchechukwu Uche got a very nice opportunity to score, but İlkan Saygılı was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After a defensive mix-up in Seferihisar İdman Gücü's zone, Uchechukwu Uche stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. İlkan Saygılı came out of the goal and Uchechukwu Uche tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 22nd minute, Kerim Sulhi 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. After a defensive mix-up in The Last Airbender's zone, Kerim Sulhi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zülfikar Kumukbay came out of the goal and Kerim Sulhi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 24th minute, Ahmet Nedim Eronat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zülfikar Kumukbay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hayrettin Kahveci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute of the match Seferihisar İdman Gücü got a corner. The Last Airbender's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kerim Sulhi ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ahmet Nedim Eronat hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. In the 30th minute of the match Kerim Sulhi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Zülfikar Kumukbay showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 34 played minutes The Last Airbender got a freekick which was hit by Mehmet Halis Haliç. In the 36th minute, Kerim Sulhi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. İlkan Saygılı showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sungur Yalçın in the 38th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Seferihisar İdman Gücü defense, Mehmet Halis Haliç kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of İlkan Saygılı. The Seferihisar İdman Gücü fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that İlkan Saygılı should have stopped the shot. Zülfikar Kumukbay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kerim Sulhi in the 46th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Mehmet Halis Haliç charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mehmet Halis Haliç the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 55th minute, Mehmet Halis Haliç hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Seferihisar İdman Gücü's Kerim Sulhi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Zülfikar Kumukbay. That made the score 2-1 after 60 minutes of play. If Orhan Veli Vurgun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 2-2 became the score in the 67th minute when Orhan Veli Vurgun elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Zülfikar Kumukbay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orhan Veli Vurgun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. İlkan Saygılı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehmet Halis Haliç, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Kerim Sulhi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th minute, Orhan Veli Vurgun 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. 82 minutes into the game, Uchechukwu Uche threw the ball into play from the sideline. Seferihisar İdman Gücü's Orhan Veli Vurgun quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Kerim Sulhi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Ahmet Nedim Eronat fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Last Airbender's protests and gave Ahmet Nedim Eronat a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to The Last Airbender getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Ahmet Nedim Eronat hit a great ball. 89 minutes into the game, Uchechukwu Uche was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Last Airbender's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Seferihisar İdman Gücü the free kick. In the 93rd minute Mehmet Halis Haliç shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but İlkan Saygılı saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Despite being the better team, Seferihisar İdman Gücü failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.