U21 League

Isparta Atatürk
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Enes Ünal kicked off to start the match. Michel van der Bij made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enes Ünal in the 4th minute of play. Turan Cansever was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ludomir Lanczak showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. Rıfat Hazlan hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Ludomir Lanczak was extremely unlucky when he, in the 11th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 13 minutes into the game, Aytunç Behzat was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nevşehirspor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ISPARTASPOR U21 the free kick. After 14 played minutes Nevşehirspor got a freekick which was hit by Aytunç Behzat. Igor Manex blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Turan Cansever having to make a save. ISPARTASPOR U21's Ludomir Lanczak suffered a concussion after 19 minutes and had to leave the field. After 19 minutes, Abuzer Uca mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nevşehirspor and the ISPARTASPOR U21 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Abuzer Uca kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. ISPARTASPOR U21 were awarded a corner in the 30th minute after Nevşehirspor's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Igor Manex took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Sol Campbell heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. ISPARTASPOR U21's Michel van der Bij played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulu Şavat in the 33rd minute of play. Michel van der Bij took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enes Ünal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st match minute, Nevşehirspor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arda Baybars Esay to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Enes Ünal in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Michel van der Bij saved ISPARTASPOR U21 from getting behind. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zekai Akartuna stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Ulu Şavat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michel van der Bij saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Turan Cansever took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zekai Akartuna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ulu Şavat hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Nevşehirspor's zone, Zekai Akartuna stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Turan Cansever came out of the goal and Zekai Akartuna tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. ISPARTASPOR U21's Atahan Çevikcan was substituted for Davi Isac. In the 65th match minute, ISPARTASPOR U21 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Igor Manex to maneuver through the defense. In the 66th minute, Enes Ünal 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. In the 72nd minute Zekai Akartuna shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Turan Cansever saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nevşehirspor's Arda Baybars Esay managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Dorian Mangueira in the 74 minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Enes Ünal got free with Michel van der Bij in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. ISPARTASPOR U21's Michel van der Bij played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulu Şavat in the 77th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Enes Ünal got free with Michel van der Bij in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 89th minute of the game. One of Nevşehirspor:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ISPARTASPOR U21:s goal. Alfredo Gumaro placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! ISPARTASPOR U21's Michel van der Bij proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save ISPARTASPOR U21 from getting a goal against them. Michel van der Bij made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustafa Necati Türkol in the 97th minute of play. ISPARTASPOR U21 walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.