U18 League

HAS FUTBOL STADYUMU
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Behçet Canol started the match with the kick off. Through an outstanding action, after 5 minutes, Saadettin Kutsoy successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Bedir Akbayrak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abdulkadir Öğeturk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tolga Şahinhan in the 17th minute of play. 18 minutes into the game, Boran Cihannur was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bir Garip Oyun's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KOO Tigers the free kick. Boran Cihannur hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Saadettin Kutsoy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Başar Rafet in the 26th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bedir Akbayrak got free with Saadettin Kutsoy in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 33 played minutes KOO Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Lütfullah Akçakoca. If Tolga Şahinhan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Behçet Canol might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Saadettin Kutsoy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Behçet Canol ran back to his position shaking his head. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Saadettin Kutsoy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mehmet Çağrı Aktemur in the 59th minute of play. If Tolga Şahinhan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tolga Şahinhan in the 67th minute of play forced Bir Garip Oyun's goalkeeper Abdulkadir Öğeturk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st match minute, KOO Tigers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hüsmen Ötüken to maneuver through the defense. KOO Tigers's Saadettin Kutsoy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eren Algın in the 83rd minute of play. After having played for 90 minutes, Behçet Canol managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bir Garip Oyun's supporters crossed their fingers, but Behçet Canol was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.