U21 League

S⚽ma S⚽tes C⚽llesium
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Namık Hafız got the match started through his kick off. Savaş Şahinter kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Tuncer Batıhan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Namık Hafız went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's Tuncer Batıhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arif Buğra Onursu in the 9th minute of play. In the 13th match minute, Lions Of Turks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Namık Hafız to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Namık Hafız in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tuncer Batıhan saved S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r from getting behind. Arif Burak Erengüç kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Ozan Bekdil managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lions Of Turks's supporters rose to their feet, but Ozan Bekdil was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tuncer Batıhan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 37 minutes into the match, Namık Hafız had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tuncer Batıhan. S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Namık Hafız was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After 42 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r! Tuncer Batıhan had in the 44thth minute some difficulties stopping Çetin Özdoru's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. After 46 minutes, Arif Burak Erengüç mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lions Of Turks and the S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r players grew even worse after the yellow card. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Halil Can Özcam stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Namık Hafız made a precise shot to the right of Tuncer Batıhan. S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. 55 minutes in the game Savaş Şahinter did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Halil Can Özcam. S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's Tuncer Batıhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Namık Hafız in the 64th minute of play. Cengiz Bozbey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Halil Can Özcam in the 66th minute of the match. 77 minutes into the match, Ozan Bekdil notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of S⚽ma S⚽tes Sp⚽r's Tuncer Batıhan. Tuncer Batıhan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Savaş Şahinter hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Ozan Bekdil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Tuncer Batıhan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Lions Of Turks eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.