U21 League

ZENO ARENA
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) 2 minutes into the match, ZENO's goal looked a bit too open when Ye Chuan Lin came free, but Cahit Ekşioğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lev Tolstoy in the 4th minute of play forced ÇALIMLI's goalkeeper Semi Seyyid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 13 played minutes ZENO got a freekick which was hit by Kamuran Özdinç. Cahit Ekşioğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doğan Zakir in the 16th minute of the match. In the 16th minute, Doğan Zakir ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cahit Ekşioğlu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Lev Tolstoy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 20 minutes into the game, Aydemir Kutam was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ZENO's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ÇALIMLI the free kick. Aydemir Kutam kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. After some careless play in the ZENO defense, Ye Chuan Lin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cahit Ekşioğlu. The ZENO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cahit Ekşioğlu should have stopped the shot. Cahit Ekşioğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ye Chuan Lin in the 30th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Refik Halit Kutuner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

In the 56th match minute, ÇALIMLI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ertuğrul Rasi to maneuver through the defense. In the 58th minute, Refik Halit Kutuner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in ÇALIMLI's zone, Lev Tolstoy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Semi Seyyid came out of the goal and Lev Tolstoy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fikret Hancı scored 1-2 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Semi Seyyid, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ye Chuan Lin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ye Chuan Lin scored 1-3 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cahit Ekşioğlu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cahit Ekşioğlu came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by ÇALIMLI's Ye Chuan Lin. But to his dismay, Ye Chuan Lin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. Semi Seyyid took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lev Tolstoy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lev Tolstoy in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Semi Seyyid prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Semi Seyyid showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lev Tolstoy, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lev Tolstoy in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Semi Seyyid saved ÇALIMLI from getting behind. In the 85th minute, Lev Tolstoy ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Semi Seyyid was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. In the 88th minute, Lev Tolstoy 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: 3-4. In the 94th match minute, ÇALIMLI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Refik Halit Kutuner to maneuver through the defense. In the 95th minute, Levent Uçanay sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and ÇALIMLI's Semi Seyyid didn't even have to move. The ÇALIMLI 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.