U21 League

The Goat House
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Artun Şenyurt made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the game, Ömer Rıza Yankı was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Blue Mountain State's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave H E P T A N the free kick. Ömer Rıza Yankı hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Yalçın Olgunay came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by H E P T A N's Cihangir Armağan. But to his dismay, Cihangir Armağan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. H E P T A N's King Mondragon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save H E P T A N from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Macit Zafer during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 17 played minutes Blue Mountain State got a freekick which was hit by Macit Zafer. H E P T A N's King Mondragon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artun Şenyurt in the 22nd minute of play. When Sakut Sendur fell near the penalty area in the 22nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Blue Mountain State's protests and gave Sakut Sendur a yellow card for diving instead. Sakut Sendur hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, H E P T A N's Gürhan Kıralp got a free kick in the 24th minute. Yalçın Olgunay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edin Džeko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, H E P T A N's Cihangir Armağan got a free kick in the 30th minute. Artun Şenyurt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but King Mondragon made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Muhsin Taze managed to get in a good position for a shot. Blue Mountain State's supporters rose to their feet, but Muhsin Taze was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. King Mondragon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 38th minute, Edin Džeko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The H E P T A N fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Sakut Sendur lost his temper 47 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Edin Džeko scored 0-3 in the 49th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Yalçın Olgunay, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cihangir Armağan to make the kick off. Cihangir Armağan got his second yellow card in the match during the 54th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Blue Mountain State booed when H E P T A N was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cihangir Armağan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ergin Balkan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 62 minutes into the game, one of H E P T A N:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. H E P T A N:s King Mondragon showed great skill when he stopped Nuralp Şahinkan:s penalty. Yalçın Olgunay stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edin Džeko's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. In the 69th minute of the match Blue Mountain State got a corner. H E P T A N's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Uğurcan Tanören ran over to the corner to take the kick. King Mondragon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Muhsin Taze in the 71st minute of the match. King Mondragon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Muhsin Taze in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Mustafa Hakan Uğuz 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 74th minute, Mustafa Hakan Uğuz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The H E P T A N fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Mustafa Hakan Uğuz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Yalçın Olgunay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Mustafa Hakan Uğuz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edin Džeko's late challenge caught a Blue Mountain State's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edin Džeko helped the player get up and apologised. In the 86th match minute, H E P T A N was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edin Džeko to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute Necati Eripek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but King Mondragon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Mustafa Hakan Uğuz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yalçın Olgunay was out of position in the 93 minute of play, and Edin Džeko capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Edin Džeko really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. In the 96th minute, Macit Zafer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Blue Mountain State's zone, Edin Džeko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yalçın Olgunay came out of the goal and Edin Džeko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. H E P T A N walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.