U18 League

Kadıköy Hell
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kaptan Türehan started the match with the kick off. LanternGarden's Halit Ziya Okcan managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Behlül Erek in the 7 minute of the game. After 7 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Nebuchadnezzar! In the 19th minute Mehmet Özozan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kartal Benlioğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kartal Benlioğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adnan Hazer, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Through an outstanding action, after 23 minutes, Batıhan Akova successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Ertaç Sargut kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mehmet Özozan in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kartal Benlioğlu saved LanternGarden from getting behind. Adnan Hazer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Turan Umurbey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Batıhan Akova tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Batıhan Akova was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kaptan Türehan showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 40 minute of play. Batıhan Akova showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kaptan Türehan in the 44th minute of the match.

Mehmet Özozan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Kartal Benlioğlu made a huge save. In the 57th minute Kaptan Türehan 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adnan Hazer in the 62nd minute of play forced LanternGarden's goalkeeper Kartal Benlioğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Nebuchadnezzar's Adnan Hazer sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kartal Benlioğlu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Turan Umurbey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 78 minutes into the game, Tugay Vecdi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nebuchadnezzar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LanternGarden the free kick. A collision led to Nebuchadnezzar getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Tugay Vecdi hit a great ball. In the 81st minute of the match Doğuhan Benlioğlu sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Batıhan Akova skillfully saved the ball. Kartal Benlioğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adnan Hazer, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. LanternGarden's Kartal Benlioğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adnan Hazer in the 93rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in LanternGarden's zone, Adnan Hazer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kartal Benlioğlu came out of the goal and Adnan Hazer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nebuchadnezzar's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because LanternGarden had won, even though Nebuchadnezzar had held more of the ball.