U18 League

Rams Park
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Ali Behzat Derem started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, ZENO's goalkeeper Menderes Şükrü had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ali Behzat Derem. Suphi Ziyaettin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Menderes Şükrü tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 14 minutes into the match, Ali Behzat Derem dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Menderes Şükrü, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Berkan Yağızalp in the 19th minute of play forced HORIZZONT's goalkeeper Sefa Yahya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aykan İlhanoğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Aykan İlhanoğlu hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Yağızhan Zeyrek took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 23rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Sefa Yahya. HORIZZONT's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Lütfi Erbay hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Necip Fazıl İlkim in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sefa Yahya saved HORIZZONT from getting behind. Yağızhan Zeyrek, 26 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Berkan Yağızalp in the 30th minute of play forced HORIZZONT's goalkeeper Sefa Yahya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Menderes Şükrü made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Özgür Olcay in the 31st minute of play. Menderes Şükrü showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Suphi Ziyaettin, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Menderes Şükrü made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Ali Behzat Derem sent off a good shot on target. In the 40th minute, Suphi Ziyaettin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Menderes Şükrü was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 45th minute, Berkan Yağızalp left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ZENO fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mehmet Edip Nefi to make the kick off. Tamer Baransel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Menderes Şükrü took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Suphi Ziyaettin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 63 minutes into the match, Tamer Baransel notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of ZENO's Menderes Şükrü. Menderes Şükrü was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 66th minute, Lütfi Erbay 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. Menderes Şükrü showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Suphi Ziyaettin in the 68th minute of the match. Yağızhan Zeyrek hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 74th minute, Suphi Ziyaettin made a precise shot to the right of Menderes Şükrü. ZENO's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-2. In a very dangerous position, a player in ZENO fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 78th minute. Penalty! A collision led to HORIZZONT getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Bayındır Mehmet Öztaş hit a great ball. Abuzer Kutsoy's late challenge caught a HORIZZONT's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abuzer Kutsoy helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to ZENO getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Abuzer Kutsoy hit a great ball. 89 minutes into the match, Suphi Ziyaettin notched a goal, 7-2, to the right of ZENO's Menderes Şükrü. Menderes Şükrü was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Suphi Ziyaettin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. HORIZZONT's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.