U18 League

BALCALI MEZARLIĞI
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Serdar Ciftci started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Club Grunge's zone, İbrahim Ethem İlteber stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Halil Raif came out of the goal and İbrahim Ethem İlteber tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. ÜSTEĞMEN FK's Nurtekin Özguc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Korhan Rusuhi in the 6th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ensar Yelmen in the 7th minute of play forced ÜSTEĞMEN FK's goalkeeper Nurtekin Özguc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Çağdaş Koray hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Nurtekin Özguc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ensar Yelmen, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Halil Raif took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from İbrahim Ethem İlteber, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ensar Yelmen in the 17th minute of play forced ÜSTEĞMEN FK's goalkeeper Nurtekin Özguc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to ÜSTEĞMEN FK getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Atahan Hancı hit a great ball. 21 minutes into the match, Gökhun Umural dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Halil Raif, 1-0. ÜSTEĞMEN FK's Nurtekin Özguc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serdar Ciftci in the 24th minute of play. If İbrahim Ethem İlteber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nurtekin Özguc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serdar Ciftci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ÜSTEĞMEN FK's Nurtekin Özguc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Çağdaş Koray in the 33rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, ÜSTEĞMEN FK's Dorukhan Muhsin got a free kick in the 33rd minute. The supporters of ÜSTEĞMEN FK booed when Club Grunge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mahir Yiğitoğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Korhan Rusuhi took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nurtekin Özguc. Nurtekin Özguc dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After having played for 48 minutes, Atahan Hancı managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ÜSTEĞMEN FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Atahan Hancı was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. İbrahim Ethem İlteber was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Ensar Yelmen reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Nurtekin Özguc. The goal made the score 1-2. The referee felt a red card was in order, 55 minutes into the game, when Sarper Mengüalp put in a rough tackle. In the 60th minute İbrahim Ethem İlteber shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Halil Raif saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute of the match, Çağdaş Koray tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nurtekin Özguc saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Çağdaş Koray charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Çağdaş Koray the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of ÜSTEĞMEN FK booed when Club Grunge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Çağdaş Koray didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Club Grunge's Serdar Ciftci slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Nurtekin Özguc. That made the score 1-3 after 75 minutes of play. 79 minutes into the game, Mustafa Namık İstanbul threw the ball into play from the sideline. Club Grunge's Korhan Rusuhi quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. When Erdinç Özsel came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Club Grunge fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Erdinç Özsel couldn't finish the play. In the 93rd minute, Serdar Ciftci hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Club Grunge players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.