ZENO ARENA
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114,
Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mehmet Özozan got the match started through his kick off. After 5 minutes, Ali Kaan İspirli mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ZENO and the Nebuchadnezzar players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, ZENO's Ali Kaan İspirli got a free kick in the 5th minute. Jorge-Luis Borges made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adnan Hazer in the 6th minute of play. Necip Fazıl İlkim's late challenge caught a Nebuchadnezzar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Necip Fazıl İlkim helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, ZENO's Necip Fazıl İlkim got a free kick in the 8th minute. Jorge-Luis Borges took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Behlül Erek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Batıhan Akova made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Özkan Tümen sent off a good shot on target. In the 21st minute, ZENO's Ali Kaan İspirli dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. With a little luck, Nebuchadnezzar's Batıhan Akova got control of the ball when Necip Fazıl İlkim tried to sneak it across the goal line. Nebuchadnezzar's Batıhan Akova proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Nebuchadnezzar from getting a goal against them. 26 minutes into the match, ZENO's goal looked a bit too open when Adnan Hazer came free, but Jorge-Luis Borges reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute, Özkan Tümen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Batıhan Akova was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. ZENO's Jorge-Luis Borges played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Acar Yalgın in the 32nd minute of play. ZENO's Jorge-Luis Borges played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehmet Özozan in the 33rd minute of play. 36 minutes into the game, Nebuchadnezzar's Mehmet Özozan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jorge-Luis Borges made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Necip Fazıl İlkim hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. ZENO's Jorge-Luis Borges played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adnan Hazer in the 41st minute of play. ZENO's Jorge-Luis Borges played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adnan Hazer in the 47th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.
The wind increased when Ali Kaan İspirli made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to ZENO getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Ulvi Murathan hit a great ball. 57 minutes into the match, Nebuchadnezzar's goal looked a bit too open when Berkan Yağızalp came free, but Batıhan Akova reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Özkan Tümen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Nebuchadnezzar's Ertaç Sargut got a free kick in the 61st minute. In the 61st minute Özkan Tümen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Batıhan Akova saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Ertaç Sargut hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Özkan Tümen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Batıhan Akova tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Nebuchadnezzar getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Behlül Erek hit a great ball. 76 minutes into the match, Nebuchadnezzar's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Kaan İspirli came free, but Batıhan Akova reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jorge-Luis Borges came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Nebuchadnezzar's Acar Yalgın. But to his dismay, Acar Yalgın quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Nebuchadnezzar's Ertaç Sargut couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 86th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for ZENO. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nebuchadnezzar's goalkeeper Batıhan Akova, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jorge-Luis Borges had in the 93rdth minute some difficulties stopping Ertaç Sargut's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adnan Hazer in the 95th minute of play forced ZENO's goalkeeper Jorge-Luis Borges to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.
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